ðə dˈɛvəl ænd kˈɪŋ dʒˈɑːn, ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ mˈɑːɹɡɹət mˈɜːɹeɪz ðə dᵻvˈaɪn kˈɪŋ ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd, klˈeɪmz ðæt lˈaɪɪŋ bᵻhˌaɪnd dʒˈɑːnz klˈæʃᵻz wɪððə tʃˈɜːtʃ wʌz ðæt hiː hæd lˈiːnɪŋz təwˈɔːɹdz ðə "ˈoʊld ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən" ʌv wˈɪtʃkɹæft sˈiː wˈɪtʃkˈʌlt haɪpˈɑːθəsˌɪs.
The Devil and King John, influenced by Margaret Murray's The Divine King in England, claims that lying behind John's clashes with the Church was that he had leanings towards the "Old Religion" of witchcraft (see witch-cult hypothesis).