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Why were the barons dissatisfied with King John?
Complete the grid with evidence from King John’s reign about each of King John’s tasks.
What should a king do?
Score out of 10 (as
awarded by the barons)
2 Win the support and trust of the
barons and listen to their advice
1
3 Lead the army, win wars and keep
your land
0
4 Raise taxes fairly, in the same ways
as kings before you
0
5 Stamp out crime and keep order in
the country
5
6 Support the Church
2
7 Have sons so there are no disputes
over who is the next king
7
Overall judgement
2
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Why did the barons rebel against King John?
A
B
John lost most
of his Empire in
France.
C
John murdered his
nephew Arthur.
D
John only listened
to advice from a
few favourite
advisers.
E
John quarrelled with
the Pope.
F
John lost the
Battle of Bouvines
in 1214.
G
H
John’s father and
brother taxed the
barons heavily.
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DOING HISTORY: CAUSATION
Doing History: Causation
Here are three ideas about causation you have learned from investigating the reign of
King John. Your task is to fill in this sheet with words, sentences, drawings or whatever
will remind you of these important ideas.
Causes
Most events have a number of causes.
Causes
Even if there are lots of causes there’s still usually one that finally sets
off an event – the trigger.
Causes
Causes are not equally important.
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Writing a good paragraph
Use this hamburger paragraph planner to help you write a paragraph for your essay on
King John.
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How to check and improve a paragraph
Here is a paragraph that someone else has written for an essay about why the barons
rebelled against King John. Check it against the hamburger guidance. Underline in
different colours:
a) the opening statement
b) the supporting evidence
c) the concluding statement.
One of the big disagreements between John and the barons was taxes. John increased the
taxes paid by the barons in order to pay for his wars. He collected so many taxes that half
of all the coins in England were in his treasury. In Magna Carta the barons made John
reduce taxes such as the tax when a baron inherited land so that proves taxes must have
been a big issue for the barons. So the evidence suggests that John’s taxes were a cause of
the rebellion.
Now write a revised paragraph that you think is an improvement.
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