Power And The People (up to women's rights) Flashcards
Factors influencing power
War Religion Chance Government Communication The economy Ideas Roles of individuals
The order of the feudal system (bottom -> top)
King
Barons
Knights
Peasants
Manga carter signed in
June 1215 by king John
Significance of sealing of manga carter
Led to civil war in 1215 when king John and Pope innocent III rejected and broke it
Inspired action by others in history - Jefferson and USA independence, Ghandi
Actual clauses remain in force in English law today
Magna carter renewed 3 times
1217, 1225, 1897
John made king
After brother Richard in 1199
1204
John loses land in Normandy to the French King
1208
William de Briouze paid 40,000 marks (£27,000) to make peace with John and have his lands restored
1211
Robert de Vaux fined excessively (2000 marks - £1300)) for the ‘Kings’s benevolence’
1213
John de Lacy had to pay 7000 marks (£4600) just to inherit his fathers land
Scutage
A payment barons could pay directly to the king to avoid fighting for the king
John used scutage 11 times
Between 1199-1214
1214
Barons refuse to pay scutage
1207
Pope appointed Stephen Langton as Archbishop or Canterbury. King John wanted appoint his own man as archbishop. Challenged pop and began to confiscate charges ordinarily paid to the church
In response to withdrawal of church funding
The pope excommunicated John and suspended all church services
1212
Pope went as far as to say it was not a sin to kill a king
1213
John reached an agreement with the pope by promising to restore customs and laws followed at the time of Edward the Confessor
Final straw for barons
Another defeat in France in 1214
It was clear John could not regain Normandy
After the Battle of Bouvines
The barons plotted to challenge John
Circulated Henry I’s charter of Liberties as an example of rights they wanted John to give them
The pope now supported John
Ordered the barons to remain faithful to their king
May 1215
Vocal support from London for the barons to challenge the king