consensual is when there is a willing agreement of all the people involved and no one is forced to do anything

nobility are the group of people who have a high rank in the feudal system

in this lesson, foreign nobles refers to the nobles who were perceived as belonging to France and not England

in this lesson, native nobles refers to the nobles who were born in England

Henry III and the 1225 Magna Carta

History

King John and the causes of Magna Carta

1215 and Magna Carta

The First Barons' War and Magna Carta reissued

Simon de Montfort and the First Parliament

The survival of Magna Carta

In this unit, pupils saw that ideas about restricting the power of monarchs had emerged in the medieval period. In 'The English Civil War: what can pamphlets tell us about 17th century politics?', pupils will deepen their understanding of English arguments for restricting royal power by analysing a range of primary sources produced by Parliamentarians in the mid-17th century.

In 'England under Henry II: how successfully did Henry reassert royal authority?', pupils studied methods used by medieval monarchs to consolidate royal power in England. In this unit, pupils will study some of the opposition which formed in response to abuses of royal power in the medieval period.

In this unit, pupils learn about the causes of the Magna Carta, its reissue and its continued importance in the development of the first parliaments. At the same time, pupils analyse how and why the principles of the Magna Carta survived.

Magna Carta: how did Magna Carta survive?

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

a willing agreement of all the people involved

What does the word "consensual" mean in the context of the 1225 Magna Carta?

The 1216 version was sealed without Henry III’s regents.

The 1225 version was sealed by an older Henry III and not his regents.

There was no difference between the 1216 and 1225 versions.

What was a major difference between the 1216 and 1225 versions of Magna Carta?

He opposed it like his father, King John.

What was Henry III's relationship with Christianity and the Church?

It encouraged economic growth in England.

It led to widespread approval of Henry III.

It sparked anger as it seemed England was being taxed by the French.

What was the impact of foreign nobles building castles and collecting taxes in England during Henry III's reign?

It allowed later monarchs to close the Church.

It made it legal to imprison people without trial.

It shaped the behaviour of later kings and some clauses are still law.

How did the Magna Carta influence later English monarchs and laws?

It marked the shift of the nobility's identification from French to English.

The nobility began adopting foreign customs.

The nobility lost all of their ancestral connections to France.

Why do historians view Henry III's reign as an important moment for the identity of the native English nobility?

because it was forced upon King John and went against the King's rights

because it was peacefully negotiated and agreed

because it was supported by the majority of barons

Why did Pope Innocent III annul Magna Carta?

an economic crisis known as the First Barons’ Crisis

a civil war known as the First Barons’ War

a religious reformation known as the First Barons’ Reformation

What major event occurred as a result of the annulment of Magna Carta?

What was the main reason the barons invited Prince Louis of France to England?

they kept the clause which angered the barons

What important change did Henry III's regents make to the Magna Carta in 1216?

What was William Marshal's goal in reissuing Magna Carta in 1216?

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