Cards (7)

    • King john 

      He was seen as a ruthless and ineffective king. The English nobles resented him raising money in England to fund wars in France, as well as his abuse of royal powers
    • 1214
      the barons of England revolted against the king.
    • what did the barons do
      they referred to the Anglo-Saxons principles as limits on the power of monarchy, even offering the crown to prince louis of France.
    • what did the barons revolt lead to 

      the defeat of the monarchy and John was forced to sign the ‘magna carta’.
    • key provisions of the magna carta

      guaranteed the freedom of the church from royal interference and curbed the powers of the king .
    • key provisions of the magna carta 

      the king could not rise to without the consent of the people
      the right to jury by trial was passed
      justice had to be free and fair
      the right to due process in the law was guaranteed
    • magna carta and the constitution 

      By consolidating these Anglo-saxon principles into a formal legal document the lords created the first part of the UK constitution. Magna carta also paved the way for the creation of parliament.