Starter quiz
- Why did Pope Innocent III annul Magna Carta?
- because it was an unholy document ✓
- because it was forced upon King John and went against the King's rights ✓
- because it was peacefully negotiated and agreed
- because it was supported by the majority of barons
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- What major event occurred as a result of the annulment of Magna Carta?
- an economic crisis known as the First Barons’ Crisis
- a civil war known as the First Barons’ War ✓
- a religious reformation known as the First Barons’ Reformation
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- What was the main reason the barons invited Prince Louis of France to England?
- to arrange a peace treaty
- to establish trade agreements
- to offer him the English throne ✓
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- Who became king of England in 1216?
- Edward I
- Henry III ✓
- Richard I
- William Marshal
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- What important change did Henry III's regents make to the Magna Carta in 1216?
- they kept the clause which angered the barons
- they removed the security clause ✓
- they translated it into French
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- What was William Marshal's goal in reissuing Magna Carta in 1216?
- to assert royal dominance
- to balance power between king and barons ✓
- to establish a new form of government
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Exit quiz
- What does the word "consensual" mean in the context of the 1225 Magna Carta?
- a willing agreement of all the people involved ✓
- an agreement made under force
- an agreement made by foreign influence
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- What was a major difference between the 1216 and 1225 versions of Magna Carta?
- The 1216 version was sealed without Henry III’s regents.
- The 1225 version was sealed by an older Henry III and not his regents. ✓
- There was no difference between the 1216 and 1225 versions.
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- What was Henry III's relationship with Christianity and the Church?
- He opposed it like his father, King John.
- He showed great respect and support. ✓
- He wanted to radically reform it.
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- What was the impact of foreign nobles building castles and collecting taxes in England during Henry III's reign?
- It encouraged economic growth in England.
- It led to widespread approval of Henry III.
- It sparked anger as it seemed England was being taxed by the French. ✓
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- How did the Magna Carta influence later English monarchs and laws?
- It allowed later monarchs to close the Church.
- It made it legal to imprison people without trial.
- It shaped the behaviour of later kings and some clauses are still law. ✓
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- Why do historians view Henry III's reign as an important moment for the identity of the native English nobility?
- It marked the shift of the nobility's identification from French to English. ✓
- The nobility began adopting foreign customs.
- The nobility lost all of their ancestral connections to France.
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Key learning points
- The 1225 Magna Carta was a consensual agreement between the king, the Church, and the barons.
- Early in Henry’s reign, Henry tried to follow the promises of Magna Carta.
- Henry was a weak military leader and got into huge debts.
- Henry invited many foreign barons and gave them land and important positions in leadership.
- The English barons were angered by the arrival of foreign-born nobles and their castle-building and tax collecting.
Common misconception
The nobility in England identified as English.
This period marks a time when the nobility, who had their ancestral roots in France, had now come to see themselves as English.
Keywords
Consensual - consensual is when there is a willing agreement of all the people involved and no one is forced to do anything
Nobility - nobility are the group of people who have a high rank in the feudal system
Foreign nobles - in this lesson, foreign nobles refers to the nobles who were perceived as belonging to France and not England
Native nobles - in this lesson, native nobles refers to the nobles who were born in England
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