Sunday, November 14, 2010

Magna Carta- King John 8

(1167 A.D- 1216 A.D) King John was born on December 24, 1167 in Oxford and was the youngest of five children.  I 1199 he inherited the throne as king of England.
Q: What went wrong John why did every thing go downhill?
A: I became unpopular very fast with the barons for things like dispute with the pope, high taxation, and unsuccessful wars.
Q: How did the Barons react to this?
A: They came and they created this document that said things like states rights of the barons, I must obey the law and it also had this thing about the due process of law and they made me sign it.
Q: What happened after that?
A: I agreed not to raise taxes with out consulting the Grand Council of Lords.
Q: How do you think the Magna Carta will effect the future?
A: It will affect the future of England because some of its rules will be used far into the future.
England Slide Show

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