Category: 1199-1216 John
Lackland – John was a very unpopular King. He even had a row with the Pope who banned all church services. He raised money to go to war and lost a lot of land in France. The Barons made him sign the Magna Carta which is very important document (he had it anulled though)
Magna Carta
This was a ‘Great Charter’ that was signed (actually it was sealed as most Kings couldn’t write) by King John. He was forced to agree to it by the Barons to stop him abusing his power as King and take unfair taxes. It included lots of rules to give people rights to be treated fairly and the right to a fair trial. It was written on velum. There are four surviving copies of the Magna…
Forest Law
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