John prepares for his passage back to England

by Professor Nicholas Vincent

5 October 1214 - 11 October 1214

No business whatsoever is recorded during this week. Presumably the King returned to La Rochelle in order to prepare for his passage back to England.

King John's Diary & Itinerary

King John's Diary: a week by week (and where possible day by day) account of the making of Magna Carta, February 1214-October 1215

February 1214 - June 1214 (1)
- John’s success in France
  7 February 1214 - 14 June 1214
June 1214 - July 1214 (3)
- John enters Angers
  15 June 1214 - 21 June 1214
- John besieges La Roche-aux-Moins
  22 June 1214 - 28 June 1214
- Disaster at La Roche-aux-Moins
  29 June 1214 - 5 July 1214
July 1214 - August 1214 (4)
- John writes from La Rochelle, pleading for reinforcements
  6 July 1214 - 12 July 1214
- John sees to his family, prisoners, and hostages
  13 July 1214 - 19 July 1214
- Muster at Niort
  20 July 1214 - 26 July 1214
- Oblivious to events at Bouvines, John meets the papal legate
  27 July 1214 - 2 August 1214
August 1214 - September 1214 (5)
- John hears of Bouvines and reconsiders his position
  3 August 1214 - 9 August 1214
- John plans his return to England
  10 August 1214 - 16 August 1214
- John’s spies intercept a letter of Aimery of Thouars
  17 August 1214 - 23 August 1214
- John refuses to abandon his French lands
  24 August 1214 - 30 August 1214
- John grants a truce to Philip Augustus and seeks the release of William Longespée
  31 August 1214 - 6 September 1214
September 1214 - October 1214 (4)
- Negotiations with Philip Augustus
  7 September 1214 - 13 September 1214
- Peace with Philip Augustus
  14 September 1214 - 20 September 1214
- John’s chancery staff departs for England
  21 September 1214 - 27 September 1214
- John demonstrates his willingness to rule according to law
  28 September 1214 - 4 October 1214
October 1214 - November 1214 (4)
- John prepares for his passage back to England
  5 October 1214 - 11 October 1214
- John’s sea journey and landing at Dartmouth
  12 October 1214 - 18 October 1214
- The regency government of Peter des Roches
  19 October 1214 - 25 October 1214
- From the Tower, John sends a coded message to his queen
  26 October 1214 - 1 November 1214
November 1214 - December 1214 (5)
- Drama and jokes at Bury St Edmunds
  2 November 1214 - 8 November 1214
- The matter of episcopal elections
  9 November 1214 - 15 November 1214
- John grants freedom of election
  16 November 1214 - 22 November 1214
- John visits Wiltshire
  23 November 1214 - 29 November 1214
- King John prepares for Christmas and intimidates electors
  30 November 1214 - 6 December 1214
December 1214 - January 1215 (4)
- John deals with Loretta de Braose and Isaac of Norwich
  7 December 1214 - 13 December 1214
- John travels to Monmouth
  14 December 1214 - 20 December 1214
- John spends Christmas at Worcester
  21 December 1214 - 27 December 1214
- New Year's Eve at Guiting
  28 December 1214 - 3 January 1215
January 1215 (4)
- Assembly at the New Temple
  4 January 1215 - 10 January 1215
- Baronial grievances aired at the New Temple
  11 January 1215 - 17 January 1215
- John prepares against baronial conspiracy
  18 January 1215 - 24 January 1215
- John and Langton negotiate over Rochester
  25 January 1215 - 31 January 1215
February 1215 (4)
- John's dealings in Ireland
  1 February 1215 - 7 February 1215
- 'He who wants peace must prepare for war'
  8 February 1215 - 15 February 1215
- John seeks the support of the people of Northampton
  15 February 1215 - 21 February 1215
- The release and exchange of prisoners
  22 February 1215 - 28 February 1215
March 1215 - April 1215 (5)
- John takes the cross, on Ash Wednesday
  1 March 1215 - 7 March 1215
- John's fears of French invasion abate
  8 March 1215 - 14 March 1215
- John moves to secure the frontier zone
  15 March 1215 - 21 March 1215
- John hunts in Nottinghamshire
  22 March 1215 - 28 March 1215
- John prepares for trouble in the North
  29 March 1215 - 4 April 1215
April 1215 - May 1215 (4)
- Court held at Oxford
  5 April 1215 - 11 April 1215
- John enters Oxford on Palm Sunday
  12 April 1215 - 18 April 1215
- Rising Panic at John's Easter Court
  19 April 1215 - 25 April 1215
- The Outbreak of War
  26 April 1215 - 2 May 1215
May 1215 - June 1215 (5)
- 'our barons who are against us'
  3 May 1215 - 9 May 1215
- 'by the law of our realm or by judgment of their peers'
  10 May 1215 - 16 May 1215
- The rebels seize London
  17 May 1215 - 23 May 1215
- John negotiates with the Pope and archbishop Langton
  24 May 1215 - 30 May 1215
- Negotiation with the rebels
  31 May 1215 - 6 June 1215
June 1215 - July 1215 (4)
- The Articles of the Barons and Runnymede
  7 June 1215 - 13 June 1215
- Magna Carta and Peace
  14 June 1215 - 20 June 1215
- John restores the land of former rebels
  21 June 1215 - 27 June 1215
- John prepares his exfil
  28 June 1215 - 4 July 1215
July 1215 - August 1215 (4)
- Tournaments, Ladies and Bears
  5 July 1215 - 11 July 1215
- John delays meeting the barons
  12 July 1215 - 18 July 1215
- Conference at Oxford
  19 July 1215 - 25 July 1215
- John moves toward the March
  26 July 1215 - 1 August 1215
August 1215 - September 1215 (5)
- John returns to Wiltshire
  2 August 1215 - 8 August 1215
- The Terms of the London Treaty
  9 August 1215 - 15 August 1215
- A 'notorious and manifest traitor'
  16 August 1215 - 22 August 1215
- John sets to sea
  23 August 1215 - 29 August 1215
- The renewal of the war
  30 August 1215 - 5 September 1215
September 1215 - October 1215 (4)
- John remains at Dover
  6 September 1215 - 12 September 1215
- John sends an embassy to the papal court
  13 September 1215 - 19 September 1215
- The terrible end of Hugh de Boves
  20 September 1215 - 26 September 1215
- Rochester is garrisoned by the rebels
  27 September 1215 - 3 October 1215
October 1215 (4)
- A meeting with the Cistercian abbots
  4 October 1215 - 10 October 1215
- John and the siege of Rochester: week one
  11 October 1215 - 17 October 1215
- Rochester week two, the siege of Norham and the return of Giles de Braose
  18 October 1215 - 24 October 1215
- John and the siege of Rochester: week three
  25 October 1215 - 31 October 1215
November 1215 - December 1215 (5)
- John and the siege of Rochester: week four
  1 November 1215 - 7 November 1215
- John and the siege of Rochester: week five
  8 November 1215 - 14 November 1215
- John and the siege of Rochester: week six
  15 November 1215 - 21 November 1215
- John and the siege of Rochester: week seven
  22 November 1215 - 28 November 1215
- The fall of Rochester Castle
  29 November 1215 - 5 December 1215
December 1215 - January 1216 (4)
- The prisoners of the siege of Rochester
  6 December 1215 - 12 December 1215
- John tours the lands of rebels
  13 December 1215 - 19 December 1215
- John spends Christmas at Nottingham
  20 December 1215 - 26 December 1215
- John moves towards Pontefract
  27 December 1215 - 2 January 1216
January 1216 (3)
- John subdues the Northerners
  3 January 1216 - 9 January 1216
- John seizes Berwick
  10 January 1216 - 16 January 1216
- John sacks Berwick
  17 January 1216 - 23 January 1216

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John prepares for his passage back to England

by Professor Nicholas Vincent

5 October 1214 - 11 October 1214