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King John
- Disloyal Barons
- Struggled to gain their obedience
- Barons in England and Normandy
supported him at the beginning
- But, barons in Anjou, Maine and Touraine
preferred his 12y/o nephew Arthur of
Brittany
- In 1202 Arthur was captured and murdered by John
- In 1202 Arthur was captured and murdered by John
- But, barons in Anjou, Maine and Touraine
preferred his 12y/o nephew Arthur of
Brittany
- In 1203 John's valuable French lands
were captured by Philip II, John was
blamed for this
- Struggled to gain their obedience
- King Philip II
- Constant threat to John's French lands.
- In 1214 John went to recapture his French lands but
his ally - Otto IV - lost the Battle of Bouvines. He
returned to England but the Barons blamed him for
the defeat.
- Constant threat to John's French lands.
- Quarrels with the Church
- 1205
- Pope Innocent !!! tried to force John to let Stephen Langton be the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
- He refused and claimed that it was his right to choose
- This angered the Pope even more.
- This angered the Pope even more.
- He refused and claimed that it was his right to choose
- Pope Innocent !!! tried to force John to let Stephen Langton be the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 1208
- After 3 years of quarrelling the Pope
placed the whole of England and Wales
under an INTERDICT. (Church on strike).
- John was blamed
for this too
- John was blamed
for this too
- After 3 years of quarrelling the Pope
placed the whole of England and Wales
under an INTERDICT. (Church on strike).
- 1209
- The Pope punished John
by excommunicating him
from the Church
- The Pope punished John
by excommunicating him
from the Church
- 1213
- John gave in and Stephen
Langton became Archbishop
of Canterbury
- Barons saw this
as a weakness
- Barons saw this
as a weakness
- John gave in and Stephen
Langton became Archbishop
of Canterbury
- 1205
- Inflation
- John happened to reign at the
time of the rising inflation
- Struggled to keep the economy of England under control
- His expensive wars against Philip II did not help
- His expensive wars against Philip II did not help
- Forced English to pay heavy, unfair taxes.
- He was ruthless and
cruel to people who
did (or could not) pay.
- Many of his tax
collectors and sheriffs
were dishonest and
stole many of the taxes
- The Barons also
resented to pay
the high taxes
- He was ruthless and
cruel to people who
did (or could not) pay.
- Struggled to keep the economy of England under control
- John happened to reign at the
time of the rising inflation
- Magna Carta
- June,
1215
- John was forced to agree to
a list of demands known as
MAGNA CARTA.
- These were meant to
weaken his powers so that
the Barons could control him
- These were meant to
weaken his powers so that
the Barons could control him
- John eventually broke
the demands
- This ended in a
short, but
bitter, civil war
- This ended in a
short, but
bitter, civil war
- John was forced to agree to
a list of demands known as
MAGNA CARTA.
- June,
1215
- John died
on the 19th
Oct 1216
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