Writing two decades after the events, Matthew Paris, a St Albans chronicler of the early thirteenth century, claims that, in desperation, John sent envoys to al-Nâsir asking for his help. In return John offered to convert to Islam, to make the country at disposal of the caliph and turn England into a Muslim state.
Feb 22, 2017 · The historian monk Matthew Paris wrote that King John offered to convert to Islam in return for military aid from Muhammad al-Nasir.
Jun 13, 2017 · In return John offered to convert to Islam and turn England into a Muslim state. Among the delegates was Master Robert, a London cleric. Al- ...
Jan 7, 2011 · King John of England sent an embassy to the Almohad caliph al-Nāsir in which John offered to convert to Islam and to hold the kingdom of England ...
<i>King John's Delegation to the Almohad Court (1212) - Project MUSE
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Sep 15, 2017 · According to Paris, King John of England (1199–1216) sent an embassy to the Almohad caliph al-Nāsir (1199–1213) in which John offered to convert ...
King Henry II and King John of England - a Step Away From Islam
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Dec 13, 2021 · In the mid 1160s King Henry II sends a threatening letter to the Pope - intent to make England islamic. Another British monarch - John of ...
Apr 12, 2024 · According to British orientalist Edward Denison Ross, the king, in despair, even offered to convert to Islam in exchange for support from the ...
Converting to Islam – the white Britons becoming Muslim ... King John was willing to submit himself and his kingdom to the rule of Islam ... Arabic, and became the ...