Magna Carta Flashcards
1
Q
Date of Magna Carta
A
June 1215
2
Q
Location of Magna Carta
A
Runnymede
3
Q
When did John come to power?
A
1199
4
Q
John lost his land in Normandy to the French King
A
1204
5
Q
Who did John use to fight?
A
Mercenaries
6
Q
William de Briouze
A
- 1208
- paid 40,000 marks to make peace with King John and have his lands restored
- John arrested his wife and son, they died in custody
7
Q
Robert de Vaux
A
- 1211
- fined 2,000 marks
- ‘for the king’s benevolence’
8
Q
John de Lacy
A
- 1213
- paid 7,000 marks
- to inherit his father’s lands
9
Q
Scutage
A
A payment knights and barons could make to the king to not fight
10
Q
How many times was scutage called
A
- 11 times since 1199
* had to pay more each time
11
Q
When did knights and barons stop paying scutage?
A
• 1214
12
Q
What was Bad King John’s nickname
A
Softsword
13
Q
Stephen Langton
A
- 1207
* appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury by Pope Innocent III
14
Q
Dispute between John and the Pope
A
- John did not support Langton, as he wanted to appoint officials himself, to bind them to his policies
- Innocent III excommunicated John and banned all church services
- 1212- no longer a sin to kill the king
- meant that wealth went to John, not to Rome
- 1213- restore the laws of Edward the Confessor
15
Q
Battle of Bouvines
A
- 1214
* defeat
16
Q
Describe the civil war
A
- barons ally with King of Scotland
- barons invite Prince Louis of France (heir to French throne) to be crowned king
- May 1216- he brought an army
- John sacked Berwick
- October 1216- John died in Newark
- Henry was rightful king but 9 years old
- October 1217- Louis returns to France
- council of barons act as regent
17
Q
Short term consequences of Magna Carta
A
- established that the king was subject to the law
- consent had to be given before taxes imposed
- reinforced right to free and fair trial
18
Q
Long term significance of Magna Carta
A
???
