JOHN LACKLAND
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The Romans developed rounded tile roofs that were water and fireproof. They brought the technology to England, but it took a thousand years for the English to change from their traditional thatched roof. This ordinance pushed the change.
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John was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of the French Capetian dynasty during the 13th century. The baronial revolt at the end of John's reign led to the sealing of Magna Carta, a document sometimes considered an early step in the evolution of the constitution of the United Kingdom.
