rebellion of 1215

Question 1

november 1214

Answer 1

barons met at bury st edmunds
swore that if john refused to accept terms of henrys coronation they would start a rebellion

Question 2

january 1215

Answer 2

john agreed to meet rebel barons in london
refused to accept terms
agreed to meet again in april

Question 3

march 1215

Answer 3

john ‘took the cross’ to gain pope’s support
(promised to go on a crusade)

Question 4

april 1215

Answer 4

barons mustered an army in northampton
made another set of demands
john refused
john was getting letters of support from the pope

Question 5

5 may 1215

Answer 5

rebels broke oath of fealty to john
started marching on northampton
failed to take it
began march to london
took lincoln, norfolk and suffolk

Question 6

12 may 1215

Answer 6

lands of 39 rebel barons were seized by john

Question 7

17 may 1215

Answer 7

rebel barons took control of london and financial resources

Question 8

27 may 1215

Answer 8

negotiations w barons and john began

Question 9

15 june 1215

Answer 9

john sealed magna carta

Question 10

by june 1215

Answer 10

39 of 165 barons had rebelled against john
most of which from the north
most refused to take sides