Part of King John's autumn 1216 campaign to suppress the baronial rebellion and Louis of France. John swept through East Anglia with characteristic ferocity, burning and destroying rebel property. He then attempted to cross the Wash estuary and lost his baggage train — including, legend says, the crown jewels — to the tides. He died of dysentery at Newark days later. The campaign showed John's military energy even in its final chapter.
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