a rebellion is when people refuse to listen to orders and fight against leaders

Magna Carta was a written document that set out the rules a king or queen had to follow

laws are a set of rules that everyone has to follow

King John and Magna Carta

History

In ‘Significant rulers from the past: what can their stories tell us?’ pupils continue to develop their chronological understanding whilst being introduced to various substantive concepts that relate to ruling. In ‘Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?’ pupils build on this in a depth study of a significant individual and the period in which they ruled.

In ‘Significant explorers: how has seafaring changed over time?’ pupils developed their chronological framework, studying a theme that introduced change and continuity across a long time span. In ‘Significant rulers from the past: what can their stories tell us?’ they continue to develop chronological understanding whilst being introduced to various substantive concepts that relate to ruling.

Significant rulers from the past: what can their stories tell us? 

when people refuse to listen to orders and fight against leaders

a written document with rules a king or queen had to follow

a set of rules that everyone has to follow

Match each keyword to the correct definition.

Who started a rebellion against King John?

King John had to agree to talk to the barons because ...

King John made lots of people in England angry.

The barons joined their armies together in rebellion.

King John had to agree to talk with the barons.

King John and the barons made an agreement.

The agreement that the barons and King John made was called the …

Kings and queens after John also had to follow the {{ }} of Magna Carta.

John was the youngest of {{ }} children. 

money everyone has to pay to the people in charge of a country

when an army surrounds a castle to force the people inside to surrender

powerful and rich people who owned land and armies in England

Which is the correct definition for the word 'siege'?

King John made the {{ }} angry because he kept asking them for money and armies.

It was his fault that the churches were closed.

Select the things King John did to make people angry.

The people in charge of the Church were just as powerful as kings.

Choose the groups of people that were angry with King John.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

King John and Magna Carta

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.