What nationality was the author of The Troublesome Reign of King John?
The Troublesome Reign of King John The Troublesome Reign of King John (c. 1589) is an Elizabethan history play, probably by George Peele, that is generally accepted by scholars as the source and model that William Shakespeare employed for his own "King John" (c. 1596).
J. B. Black John Bennett Black (1883–1964) was a Scottish historian whose primary topic of study was of Elizabethan England. He was Professor of History at the University of Aberdeen where a prize is awarded each year in his name. He wrote "The Reign of Elizabeth" the second volume of the Oxford History of England series to appear (although it was Volume 8 in the 15-volume series). His 1926 work The Art of History, though now superseded, was the first important scholarly consideration of Enlightenment historiography of the twentieth century.