is it fair that people view king john as a bad king?
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Is it fair that people view King John as a bad king?. Introduction. Who was King John? When did he reign? See if you can open with an interesting fact King John has been remembered as a bad king because… Explain briefly However, some disagree with this view because…. Again be brief - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Is it fair that people view King John as a bad king?
Introduction
• Who was King John? When did he reign?• See if you can open with an interesting fact• King John has been remembered as a bad king
because… Explain briefly
• However, some disagree with this view because…. Again be brief
• Overall, he should be remembered as… the last sentence should give your view
Main part: 1
• King John is remembered as a bad king because he is viewed as being cruel and unfair.
• Use the examples you collected to support this opening point
• Medieval monks thought John was a cruel king, for example….
• The Victorians also viewed John negatively…• The worst thing John did was probably… what do
you think it is?
Main part: 2
• King John is also remembered as a bad king because he made mistakes.
• Use the examples you collected to support this opening point
• Medieval monks also mention some mistakes…See the sources
• The Victorians also didn’t like…• However, we do need to be careful with fully
accepting the monks and Victorians views because…
• The biggest mistake that John made was… what do you think it is?
Main part: 3
• It is not fair to remember John as a complete failure, however, as he did have some successes…
• Use the examples you collected to support this opening point
• The Tudors liked John because…• However, the Tudor view of John…• Why can we not trust the Tudor view?
• Historians in the 1950s and 1960s said… what did they say?
• However, historians have criticized their view…• What did they say?
• John’s biggest success was… what do you think it is?
Main part: 4
• King John also had some bad luck.• Use the examples you collected to support this opening point
• Historians in the 1950s and 1960s said that…• Look back at why they said he was unlucky
• And historians in the 1990s also have some sympathy for John…
• Can you quote one of them here?
• The most unluckiest thing that happened to John was…… what do you think it is?
Conclusion
• It is/ it is not fair that people remember John as a bad king.
• This is because…• Give some examples to explain your judgment
• These examples clearly show that…