why is 2015 a special year in english history ?. the magna carta or ‘the big idea’ or ‘an...
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Why is 2015 a special year in English history?
The Magna Carta
or ‘The Big Idea’ or ‘An Important
Document’
The Successful King Richard the Lionheart
Kings of England
1199 – Richard the
Lionheart died and
his brother John was
crowned king
1189 – Richard the
Lionheart became
king
King John
Crowned -1199
Died -1216
• Demanded money in taxes
• Stole land from his people
• Sold the daughters and widows of barons to make money
• Stole land from the church
King John at Runnymede
63 Ideas and 3 Still Exist:
1.The Rights of the Church
2. The Freedom and Rights of London
3. The Right not to be put in Prison without Good Reason