Runnymede (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Date & location of Magna Carta
Date & location of Magna Carta
15 June 1215 at Runnymede, Surrey
Meaning of 'Magna Carta'
Meaning of 'Magna Carta'
'Great Charter'
Number of clauses in Magna Carta
Number of clauses in Magna Carta
63 clauses
Barons' strategy against King John, 1215
Barons' strategy against King John, 1215
Negotiation rather than warfare
Barons' goal regarding King John
Barons' goal regarding King John
Limit his power, not remove him
Four grievance areas vs King John
Four grievance areas vs King John
Financial, justice, political, personal conduct
John's financial abuse of barons
John's financial abuse of barons
Higher & more frequent taxes beyond reasonable levels
What 'selling justice' meant under John
What 'selling justice' meant under John
Legal decisions based on payment, not what was right
Who John relied on instead of barons
Who John relied on instead of barons
'New men' - small trusted circle, not established nobles
Church rights granted in Magna Carta
Church rights granted in Magna Carta
Freedom from royal interference, elect own officials
Widow protections in Magna Carta
Widow protections in Magna Carta
Immediate inheritance, no forced remarriage
Council of 25 purpose
Council of 25 purpose
Monitor king & ensure he kept charter terms
Fair trial principle in Magna Carta
Fair trial principle in Magna Carta
Trial by peers before arrest/imprisonment/property seizure