John reacts angrily to the appointment of Langton and interdict was imposed in 1208

Question 1

When was Stephen Langton elected as Archbishop of Canterbury?

Answer 1

December 1206

Question 2

When was Stephen Langton consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury?

Answer 2

June 1207

Question 3

What did John do in his anger after the election and consecration of Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury?

Answer 3

He sent 3 men (including a knight) to a monastery and ordered 64 monks to leave England

Question 4

How many monks were allowed to stay when John banished them out of England and why?

Answer 4

13 monks if they were old or ill in the infirmary

Question 5

How many monks did John order to leave England after the appointment of Stephen Langton?

Answer 5

64 monks

Question 6

What did Innocent III do because John was not accepting Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury ?

Answer 6

He wrote a letter to 3 bishops to persuade John to accept Langton

Question 7

Who are the 3 bishops Innocent III wrote to urging them to persuade John to accept Langton as Archbishop?

Answer 7

Bishop of Ely, London, and Worcester.

Question 8

When did Innocent III write to 3 bishops urging them to persuade John to accept Langton as Archbishop?

Answer 8

August 1207

Question 9

What would Innocent III do if John continued to refuse to accept Langton as Archbishop?

Answer 9

He would place England under interdict.

Question 10

What did the Sheriffs and Knights do against the monks from Canterbury?

Answer 10

They evicted them and seized their estates

Question 11

What did Innocent III do against the sheriffs and knights you evicted the monks from Canterbury and seized their estates?

Answer 11

He excommunicated them

Question 12

Who did Innocent III write to ordering them to excommunicate the sheriff and knight?

Answer 12

Bishop of Rochester

Question 13

What did Innocent III do to Bishops of Ely, London and Worcester because John STILL wasn’t accepting Langton?

Answer 13

In November 2017 he wrote an open letter to the “Barons of England”

Question 14

When did Innocent sent the letter to the “Barons of England”?

Answer 14

November 1207

Question 15

What did the letter to the “Barons of England” say?

Answer 15

that the barons should listen to Innocent as God’s representative so they should pressure John to accept Langton

Question 16

What did John say he would obey the Pope and accept Langton if the Pope did what first?

Answer 16

Accepted that the appointment was abnormal as the Archbishop would not normally be appointed against the wishes of the King

Question 17

What did John do to show he was willing to compromise?

Answer 17

He replaced his more aggressive people who controlled the lands of Canterbury Cathedral with calmer people to carry out his orders

Question 18

Who was appointed to negotiate on Stephen Langton’s behalf?

Answer 18

His brother, Simon Langton

Question 19

What shows that John was willing to negotiate with Stephen Langton?

Answer 19

He issued letters patent of safe passage for his representative, Simon Langton

Question 20

When did John issue letters patent of safe passage to Simon Langton?

Answer 20

March 1208

Question 21

What was John’s terms for accepting Stephen Langton?

Answer 21

the Pope has to write that these abnormal circumstances will never happen again, and that Kings of England had always the right to veto candidates

Question 22

Who did John send to the Pope to negotiate his terms which were rejected by Simon Langton to persuade him to accept them?

Answer 22

the Abbot of Beaulieu

Question 23

When did John send the Abbot of Beaulieu to the Pope to negotiate his terms which were rejected by Simon Langton to persuade him to accept them

Answer 23

March 1208

Question 24

What did John do as well as negotiating his terms?

Answer 24

He seized the lands of bishops and put them under the control of his mercenaries

Question 25

When was the interdict imposed by the Bishops of Ely, London and Worcester?

Answer 25

March 1208