Magna carta Flashcards
system in society
Feudal system
Religious reason for magna carta
Disagreement with the pope over who the archbishop of Canterbury was to be
pope excommunicated
people thought they would go to hell with no mass
Barons thought these tensions between people and king could lead to unrest and invasion from foreign king.
Economic reason for magna carta
Scutage tax to fight wars in france
John was losing battles
Barons lost land
John lost the crown jewels - barons question his competence
Why was john not that bad
He was put in power in lots of debt
ensured people a fair trial
What the barons did
Set out to occupy London
Met john at runnymede
Long term significance
Inspired reform - first ever time
referenced in declaration of independence
However it was only referencing freemen - a small portion of society
Clauses of magna carta
no scutage
no freemen will be arrested without fair trial
all merchants have safety
Group of 25 barons to monitor king
short term significance
John initially agreed the backed down
Siege of rochester
Barons occupied castle
john tried to siege
failed
dug tunnel under
used fat from 40 fat pigs to light sticks on fire
What happened at end of barons war
French king announced (not crowned)
John died
Barons didn’t want french king
john son in power
