BenRobinsonretracesthedramaticlastdaysofKingJohn,England'smostdisastrousmonarch,anduncoversthelegendofhislosttreasure.
TendaystookKingJohnfromrulerofanempiretosuddendeath,andleftthekingdominruins.JohnisfamousforthecreationofMagnaCarta,whichinspiredourmoderndemocracy.
BenfollowsinthefootstepsoftheKing'sepiclastjourney,fromthetreacherousmarshesofEastAnglia,throughLincolnshireandNottinghamshire,tohisfinalrestingplaceinWorcester.HeisjoinedbymedievalhistorianprofessorStephenChurch.
Togethertheyexaminethetruthbehindthelegendthathaslivedonfor800years.DidthecrownjewelsreallyendupinthemudoftheWash?WastheKingpoisoned?Doeshedeservehisreputationasourmostdisastrousmonarch?
Thankstouniquedocuments,wecantellthisepictaleintheKing'sownwords.NotonlycanwegetintothemindoftheMagnaCartaKing,wecanrevealinfantasticdetailhowandwherehetravelled.
BenrevealswhathappenedwhentreasureseekersattemptedtofindtheKing'slostjewelswiththehelpofadiviner.AndusingthelatesttechnologyrevealshowwecanactuallyseebackintimetorevealthelandscapeasitwouldhavelookedwhenKingJohnmadehislastjourney800yearsago.