sorta boring

i dont know anything about king john so i was definitely struggling a bit with the plot but i eventually figured it out.  

Follows King John (the 4th king of england), it starts with a sort of useless scene where a Bastard approaches the court hoping to become a knight since he has no land and then he turns out to be King John's cousin so King John knights him and accepts him into the court as family. Then there's arguments between King John and France because Arthur's mother wants him on England's throne. It is resolved by King John giving his niece to the French King's son and giving some land to Arthur to make him an Earl. Then there's fighting between France and England anyway but it eventually resolves after Arthur kills himself and all the mother's are dead.

not a very exciting story, this is only my second history play and i was not vibing. the most  exciting part is when the one guy goes to burn Arthur's eyes out with a poker but then doesn't.