# King John — The Rights of Man character guide

> King John in The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The King, King John

**First appearance:** 0002-part-first-being-an-answer-to-mr-burke-s-attack-on-the-french-revolution

## Who they are

English king who signed Magna Carta, cited in constitutional debates.

## Relationships

### [Edmund Burke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/edmund_burke)

_professional_

Burke's high number of interactions with King John suggests a formal political or advisory relationship, possibly as a critic or commentator on royal authority.

### [Thomas Paine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/thomas_paine)

_rivalry_

King John and Paine were antagonists, likely representing monarchical opposition to Paine's republican and revolutionary ideas.

### [Count de Broglie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/count_de_broglie)

_professional_

The Count de Broglie and King John had a formal relationship, likely as a French noble and a monarch engaged in diplomatic or military matters.

### [Marquis de La Fayette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/marquis_de_la_fayette)

_professional_

King John and Lafayette had a formal relationship, likely as a monarch and a French military officer involved in revolutionary conflicts.

### [Thomas Rickman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/thomas_rickman)

_professional_

King John and Rickman interacted in a formal capacity, possibly as a monarch and a publisher or political intermediary.

### [Edmund Burke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/edmund_burke)

_professional_

Burke's high number of interactions with King John suggests a formal political or advisory relationship, possibly as a critic or commentator on royal authority.

### [Count de Broglie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/count_de_broglie)

_professional_

The Count de Broglie and King John had a formal relationship, likely as a French noble and a monarch engaged in diplomatic or military matters.

### [Marquis de La Fayette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/marquis_de_la_fayette)

_professional_

King John and Lafayette had a formal relationship, likely as a monarch and a French military officer involved in revolutionary conflicts.

### [Thomas Rickman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/thomas_rickman)

_professional_

King John and Rickman interacted in a formal capacity, possibly as a monarch and a publisher or political intermediary.

### [Thomas Paine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rights_of_man_se/characters/thomas_paine)

_rivalry_

King John and Paine were antagonists, likely representing monarchical opposition to Paine's republican and revolutionary ideas.

## Links

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