king john

how many times did kingjohn call for scutage?

11 times in 15 years

how much did tax double under king ojhn?

doubled

why did he have conflict with the barons?

kingjohn arrested the baron William de Briouze’s wife and son,who both died in custody

high tax

wouldn’t listen to the barons

why did he have issues with the pope?

the appointment of stephen langton as archbishop of canterbury kept failing due to the king’s refusal

what was his character like?

tyrannical, selfish and greedy, bad at war

what promise did he not keep?

promised to go on a crusade and never did

when was the first barons’ war?

1215

what triggered the first barons’ war?

demanding for scutage again in 1215

loss of normandy in 1214

what were the provisions of the magna carta>

• egnlish church should make its own appointments

• freemen cant be imprisoned/arrested without fair trial

• no scutage will be imposed except with council

short term significance of magna carta

• only applied to freemen, villeins and peasants were unaffected

  • pope allwoed johnto back out of magna carta and didn’t follow it

long term significance of magna carta

many see t as a representation that rules/laws apply to EVERYONE including kings

celenrated as the first step towards establishin g freedom and democracy - intrdouced idea of law

• still referenced today '(phillippine government referred to the ‘magna carta for women’ in 2010)

when was the magna carta resigned?

when the son of king john came to power

• his power was limited short term