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From: JonH🍕
Just spoken with no 2. Done his history GCSE this morning. Questions on Reagan and the Cold War and King John. Clever lad and was in super bullish mood. We knew about this. However, he knows state education is a monkey puzzle so didnt mention 😅 The story of King John and Islam stems from a bizarre 13th-century legend that the desperate English king offered to convert to Islam in exchange for military aid from the Muslim Almohad Caliphate in Morocco.While it makes for a fascinating "what if" in history, the tale is highly debated. The context and details of this event include:The Legend and SourceThe Chronicler: The sole source of this story is Matthew Paris, a 13th-century monk from the St Albans Abbey. He claimed King John sent an embassy in 1212 to the Almohad Caliph, Muhammad al-Nasir.The Offer: According to the account, John offered to abandon Christianity, embrace Islam, and turn England into a tributary state of the Caliphate in return for troops to help him defeat his enemies.The Rejection: Paris claimed the Caliph found the grovelling offer of a king willing to betray his own religion disgusting, and sent the envoys away.

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Just spoken with no 2. Done his history GCSE this morning....[more]	JonH🍕	12:54:56
>> I think BLiar did the same, then Johnson.	Denc 🗡	14:56:44
>> Another reason why we dont have more King Johns. Though France did.	JonH🍕	12:56:45

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