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.