John's judicial reforms had a lasting, positive impact on the English common law system, as well as providing an additional source of revenue.

John's reforms were less popular with the barons themselves, especially as they remained subject to arbitrary and frequently vindictive royal justice.

Walter continued to enjoy the support of Richard's brother John, and it was during John's reign that a number of Walter's administrative reforms took place, although how much royal initiative was behind the innovations is unknown, given John's interest in government and administration.

With Arthur's army pressing up the Loire valley towards Angers and Philip's forces moving down the valley towards Tours, John's continental empire was in danger of being cut in two.

With his southern flank weakening, Philip was forced to withdraw in the east and turn south himself to contain John's army.

John besieged the castle of Roche-au-Moine, a key stronghold, forcing Louis to give battle against John's larger army.

A council of twenty-five neutral barons would be created to monitor and ensure John's future adherence to the charter, whilst the rebel army would stand down and London would be surrendered to the king.

Probably John's most notable feat of arms occurred in August – December 1373, when he attempted to relieve Aquitaine by the landward route, leading an army of some 9, 000 mounted men from Calais on a great chevauchée from north-eastern to south-western France on a 900 kilometer raid.

A large part of John's army had succumbed to sickness, however, and when the invasion was mounted they were far outnumbered by their Portuguese allies.

Edward III's army left Poissy and marched north, estimates were that they covered several miles per day and met slight resistance by French allies of King John's army.

John besieged the castle of Roche-au-Moine, a key stronghold, forcing Louis to give battle against John's larger army.

Royal troops plundered the surrounding lands and John's army arrived on 12 March, followed by John the next day.

It was recorded by contemporary chroniclers that King John's crown jewels were lost crossing the Wellstream on 12 October 1216, when the baggage train of his army attempted to cross without a guide.

John's intention of making a pilgrimage, accompanied by his impressive army, to Jerusalem alarmed Fulk, who wrote to John pointing out that his kingdom was poor and could not support the passage of a large army.

Situated on the left bank of the Danube, the city of Pressburg, where Archduke John of Austria ’ s secondary army was situated, was only 40 km away from Marchfeld plain, which meant that John's army could be called upon in due time for the upcoming battle.

Never a man to lose time, Napoleon probably noted that the sun was still high on the sky, that the Austrian right wing was placed noticeably far away from the main body, and that there was still no sign of the arrival of Archduke John's army from the east.

The threat of Archduke John's arrival was overestimated, since French intelligence inaccurately placed the strength of this army at 30, 000 men, instead of its actual 13, 000 men.

Napoleon, who was by now present alongside Davout, reconnoitered the situation and, seeing that Archduke John's army was nowhere near the battlefield, ordered the reserves back to Raasdorf, leaving only Arrighi's cuirassiers and a battery of 12-pounders with III Corps.

A second such moment took place around one hour later, when a mounted scouting party from Archduke John's army suddenly appeared near Glinzendorf, causing panic among the stragglers and civilian contractors of the army, with the Guard again forced to form square.

When Justinian's army followed, the Maradites, under the leadership of John's nephew Ibrahim, defeated them decisively, sending them home empty-handed.

Charles was the son of Sir John's elder brother, Sir Thomas Lucas ( 1598 – 1649 ), a royalist army officer, and technically illegitimate as Thomas's parents married after he was born.

The castle was held by Louis de Beaumont at the time it was besieged by Cesare Borgia and King John's army of 10, 000 men in 1507.

The Parish Church of St. John's ; The Gospel Church ; New Forest Community Church ; and Fijian church, which meets in the army estate, mainly for those from Fiji posted in the military houses and barracks.

John's financial situation was tenuous: once factors such as the comparative military costs of materiel and soldiers were taken into account, Philip enjoyed a considerable, although not overwhelming, advantage of resources over John.

This was amongst the lowest of the Oxford colleges ; by comparison, St John's college had a financial endowment of £ 313 million.

St John's is reputed to be the wealthiest in Oxford, with a financial endowment of £ 313 million as of 2010.

John's reign was characterized by disastrous financial administration.

Innocent went on to excommunicate John in 1209, in a dispute that led to the exile of many of the English clergy and John's imposition of heavy financial demands on the church in England ; by 1209 de Gray and Peter des Roches, the Bishop of Winchester, were the only English bishops not in exile or dead.

In turn, Six Flags will receive an annual sponsorship and promotional opportunities from Papa John's, though financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.

St. John's adopted the Great Books program in 1937, when the college was facing the possibility of financial and academic ruin.

The couple split up — John took Tom — but a bitter legal squabble ensued, with Eliza hounding John for financial support, a claim that the courts usually adjudicated in John's favor.

Bishop, Hamilton succeeded his brother Franklin as Chancellor of American University in Washington, D. C .. During John's six-year administration the university's academic program improved and its financial undergirding became more sound.

Seen more critically, John may have been motivated by the potential of the royal legal process to raise fees, rather than a desire to deliver simple justice ; John's legal system also only applied to free men, rather than to all of the population.

It is also one of only two parts of the Trans-Canada system in which the highway is officially designated as north-south, the other being Autoroute 85 / Route 185 from Autoroute 20 in Quebec to the New Brunswick border ( the Trans-Canada is otherwise designated as east-west from Nanaimo to St. John's, although there are significant north-south sections north of Hope BC, Sault Ste.

Although there does not appear to be any nationally sanctioned " starting point " for the entire Trans-Canada Highway system, St. John's has adopted this designation for the section of highway running in the city by using the term " Mile One " for its sports stadium and convention centre complex, Mile One Centre.

) system, run jointly by several local Catholic parishes including Mount Calvary, Saint Cloud, St. John's, and St. Mary's.

* St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador-At the main campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland are the MUNnels, a tunnel system, in which all the main buildings are connected, though there are also some elevated walkways.

This system becomes the basis of an exegesis which discovers in the prologue of St. John's Gospel the first Ogdoad.

The estuary, along with the Tamar – Tavy Estuary system and St John's Lake, form the Tamar Estuaries Complex Special Protection Area ( SPA ), as well as forming part of the Plymouth Sound and Estuaries Special Area of Conservation ( SAC ).

* Metrobus ( St. John's ), a public transit system in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Harbour Station is connected by Saint John's pedway system — the Inside Connection — to the major uptown malls, hotels, parking garages and offices, allowing patrons to park their vehicles away from the stadium and reach it on foot without stepping outdoors.

The Newfoundland Light and Power Company supplied the general needs of the St. John's urban area and operated the city's electrical street car system.

In 2008 Saint John's Jesuit of Toledo, Ohio adopted a house system to their High School: there are eight houses all named after Jesuit Saints, one of them being Kostka.

* Until the team's move to Montreal in 2008, the St. John's system aired home games of the QMJHL's St. John's Fog Devils.