The Lost Treasure of King John: The Fenland's Greatest Mystery On 12th October 1216, King John lost his treasure crossing a tidal estuary on a journey between King 's Lynn in Norfolk and Swineshead in Lincolnshire. Or did he? Where did it happen? What was the treasure? Has anything ever been found? Who recorded the incident? Was the death of the King tied to the mystery? Was he poisoned? Who was Brother Simon? Why were the Knights Templar so wealthy in the area? The first edition of this book, published in 2003, set out to examine and compare all available accounts, folklore and earlier research into the mystery and the area in which it happened. The Author then developed theories of his own as to what might really have happened to King John and his treasure in the bleak Lincolnshire marshes nearly 800 years ago. In this third edition, which includes additional photographs, the Author has incorporated further research associated with many aspects of the mystery and the possible conspiracies which might lay behind it -- Back cover. |
