a crusade is a military mission against a group considered by the Pope to be an enemy of the Church

tax is a compulsory payment to the government to cover various costs

scutage was a tax paid by the barons when they were unable to send enough knights to fight for the king

tallage was a tax charged by Norman and Angevin kings on their lands and towns

ancestral means relating to members of your family from the past

King John and the causes of Magna Carta

History

1215 and Magna Carta

The First Barons' War and Magna Carta reissued

Henry III and the 1225 Magna Carta

Simon de Montfort and the First Parliament

The survival of Magna Carta

In this unit, pupils saw that ideas about restricting the power of monarchs had emerged in the medieval period. In 'The English Civil War: what can pamphlets tell us about 17th century politics?', pupils will deepen their understanding of English arguments for restricting royal power by analysing a range of primary sources produced by Parliamentarians in the mid-17th century.

In 'England under Henry II: how successfully did Henry reassert royal authority?', pupils studied methods used by medieval monarchs to consolidate royal power in England. In this unit, pupils will study some of the opposition which formed in response to abuses of royal power in the medieval period.

In this unit, pupils learn about the causes of the Magna Carta, its reissue and its continued importance in the development of the first parliaments. At the same time, pupils analyse how and why the principles of the Magna Carta survived.

Magna Carta: how did Magna Carta survive?

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

What did King John have a reputation for being?  

Which **two** countries did King John's empire stretch across?  

because the amount was fixed and not likely to change 

because the amount was not fixed and caused heavy taxation 

because they were too low and didn't contribute to the defence of the realm  

Why were the scutage and tallage taxes resented by the barons?  

they believed it was a wise diplomatic decision 

they held land in France and had paid taxes to raise his army 

they thought John was being too aggressive in France 

they were pleased with the reduced tax burden

Why were many barons angry with King John after he agreed to give up some of his French lands? 

What did King John do when he and his soldiers captured Arthur of Brittany?  

How much land had King John lost by 1204? 

a great lord or landholder in the kingdom

Which definition best describes what a baron is?

a failed attempt to conquer a neighbouring kingdom

a period of extreme weather conditions and crop failures

a situation in which there is no clear heir to the throne 

a group of countries ruled from the centre by one person or a group

a powerful group of knights sworn to protect the king 

a religious organisation headed by the Pope 

Which definition best describes what an empire is? 

Write the missing word. A __________ is a military mission against a group considered by the Pope to be an enemy of the Church.

Write the missing word. The __________ is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Which term best describes an early Norman fortress used to station troops?

King John and the causes of Magna Carta

Lesson outcome

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