Magna Carta
1. It was commonly held that king John was the worst king of medieval England, there were several reasons for this. He had imprisoned his former wife, starved his opponents and allegedly murdered his nephew. On top of that he had imposed heavy taxes on his barons.
2. The reason he taxed his barons so severely was to pay for his expensive foreign wars. If they refused to pay these taxes he would punish them and even seize their property.
3. The barons reacted by demanding that their king obeyed the law like the rest of them. When he refused they withdrew their oaths of allegiance to him and seized London, forcing king John to negotiate with them. This negotiation created the Magna Carta.
4. Magna Carta has become a symbol for
1. It was commonly held that king John was the worst king of medieval England, there were several reasons for this. He had imprisoned his former wife, starved his opponents and allegedly murdered his nephew. On top of that he had imposed heavy taxes on his barons.
2. The reason he taxed his barons so severely was to pay for his expensive foreign wars. If they refused to pay these taxes he would punish them and even seize their property.
3. The barons reacted by demanding that their king obeyed the law like the rest of them. When he refused they withdrew their oaths of allegiance to him and seized London, forcing king John to negotiate with them. This negotiation created the Magna Carta.
4. Magna Carta has become a symbol for