magna carta Flashcards
(13 cards)
1
Q
who was the king at the time
A
king john
2
Q
why was john a bad king
A
- bad military leader
- taxed too heavily to get out of his debt
3
Q
why were the barons unhappy with the king
A
war, attitudes, money, pope (WAMP)
4
Q
war
A
- lost land in Normandy in 1204 (he kept fighting to win them back)
- “soft sword” as he lost many wars
4
Q
attitude
A
- john treated the barons and their families badly
- he ignored the barons advice and instead listened to a a small group of advisors
4
Q
money
A
- needed many soldier to fight in the French wars = more money demanded
- scutage demanded 11 times (barons thought was unfair)
4
Q
pope
A
- disagreed on who shall be the next archbishop of Canterbury
- john refused to accent Stephan Langton = pope closed churches and banned any services
- blame on john and many believed they would be come un holy
5
Q
what happened 1215
A
29 barons raised an army and threatened a civil war -> met in Runnymede
6
Q
significance
A
established war and order all over the world
7
Q
why did he sign the magna carta
A
- stop a civil war
- not enough money to fight a war
8
Q
features of the magna carta
A
- limit the kings power
- church and barons had more power
9
Q
short term impacts
A
- only applied to freemen = villeins and peasants were unaffected
- john backed out of the agreement with support form the pope and said he was forced
10
Q
long term impacts
A
- continued to be followed over years
- laws implied to kings as well
- step to establishing freedom and democracy
