Royal government

Question 1

william longchamp unpopular

Answer 1

norman so english barons felt they knew the government better than him
he had paid richard to make him chancellor
replaced many sheriffs with his own men
arrogant and didnt treat others with respect or consult them on important matters

Question 2

johns rebellions

Answer 2

1191- encouraged barons to rise up when John returned to england
1193- tried to seize throne after hearing of richard’s capture
seized castles, declared richard was dead and he was now king
1194- john surrendered castles and begged for mercy

Question 3

hubert walter

Answer 3

1193- made ABoC
Dec 93- appointed him justiciar by barons
1198- resigned because of illness

Question 4

england was well governed until 1199 because

Answer 4

richard often in normandy- close by, could communicate and stay in touch with walter, approving his actions
walter and richard had support of barons and consulted with them
walter made justice system more effective by choosing four knights in each hundred to deal with justice

Question 5

pos views of john

Answer 5

more interested in governing england than many predecessors
paid great attention to detail
- kept record of govt to show how much work he did
government recs show john was generous and often gave donations to poor

Question 6

reasons for john’s unpopularity

Answer 6

1204- john lost normandy
got the blame for things that went wrong
replaced advisers with inexperienced ‘new men’
barons angered by new men who took their place
john raised money through taxes for unsuccessful wars
disputed with the pope
took almost complete control over justice
suspected murder of arthur