King John's relationship with the Almohads?

I've heard some somewhat unreliable information that King John of England offered to convert to Islam on the condition he received support from the Almohad Sultan. Is any of this true?

And if so, what if al-Nasir had agreed? Would things have worked out, for both England and the Almohads?
 

Anaxagoras

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I've heard some somewhat unreliable information that King John of England offered to convert to Islam on the condition he received support from the Almohad Sultan. Is any of this true?

And if so, what if al-Nasir had agreed? Would things have worked out, for both England and the Almohads?

I find that extremely unlikely, to say the least. But if King John was stupid enough to do such a thing, the nobles and commoners of England would very quickly have his head on a pike.
 
I'm certain that was anti-John church propaganda.

Like a lot of church writing at the time. Comes with the territory of pissing off the pope.
 
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