Monday, April 4, 2016

Magna Carta Timeline

  • 1166- King John of England was born.
  • 1199- King John begin his reign. Richard a king before John died and John reigned, war with France was renewed because of Johns second marriage.
  • 1209-1213- The pop banned and didn't communicate to King John for these years.
  • 1213- Stress between the Barons/ Church and King were set.
  • 1214- England the lost the final battle of Bouvines to France, which made the english barons very mad and upset.
  • 1215- Charter of Liberties which became known as the Magna Carta was written. In a short period of time, it was forced into law by barons that begged to make a law and then thrown out by the king.
  • 1216- King John died, King Henry the 3rd became king after he died.
  • 1216- A new version of  the Magna Carta became the law. 
  • 1217- Another, refreshed, version of the Magna Carta was signed into law
  • King Henry the 3rd became old. He then agreed to a fully written final Magna Carta in an exchange for a massive tax.
The Magna Carta influenced The US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and European convention of Human rights. 

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