King John and Magna Carta
I can explain what Magna Carta was and why King John had to agree to it.
King John and Magna Carta
I can explain what Magna Carta was and why King John had to agree to it.
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Key learning points
- Some of John's barons were so angry with him that they started a rebellion.
- To stop the fighting, John was forced to accept an agreement called Magna Carta.
- In this agreement, John promised not to tax his barons so heavily, and to behave better in the future.
- Magna Carta made John weaker and his barons stronger.
- Even after John died, kings and queens that followed him have followed the agreements set out in Magna Carta.
Keywords
Rebellion - a rebellion is when people refuse to listen to orders and fight against leaders
Magna Carta - Magna Carta was a written document that set out the rules a king or queen had to follow
Laws - laws are a set of rules that everyone has to follow
Common misconception
Some may think that kings and queens after King John forgot about Magna Carta.
Kings and queens after King John still followed Magna Carta and it remained as a very important document of rights for the people. Today, there are still four of the original 63 clauses in use in England.
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when people refuse to listen to orders and fight against leaders
a written document with rules a king or queen had to follow
a set of rules that everyone has to follow