death

Nonetheless, modern
historians agree that he
also had many faults as
king, including what
historian Ralph Turner
describes as "distasteful,
even dangerous personality
traits", such as pettiness,
spitefulness and cruelty.[2]
These negative qualities
provided extensive material
for fiction writers in the
Victorian era, and John
remains a recurring
character within Western
popular culture, primarily
as a villain in films and
stories depicting the Robin
Hood legends.