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==== Britain ==== * [[May 26]] – John returns to [[London]] and chooses people to help him to rule the kingdom. He appoints Archbishop [[Hubert Walter]] as his advisor and chancellor. [[Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex|Geoffrey Fitz Peter]] is chosen as [[Chief Justiciar]] and [[William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke|William]] ('''the Marshal''') becomes Marshal of John's household. On [[May 27]], John is crowned as king of England at [[Westminster Abbey]]. * Summer – King [[William the Lion]] of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] supports John's claim to the English throne, in exchange for ownership of the northern territories (including [[Northumberland]] and [[Cumberland]]).
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