1- Watch the video and do the following activities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfAq0Lp-AmA
3- Fill in the pyramid
2- Match each date on the left with an element from the right
1066 
1215 
1066-1087 
1087-1100 
1100-1135 
1135-1154 
1154-1189 
1189-1199 
1199-1216 
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•
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Henry I
Henry II
John
Magna Carta
Richard I (The Lion Heart)
Roman conquest
Steven
William I (the Conqueror)
William II
4- Match the elements to identify some of the places mentioned in the video.
Do some online research to place them on the map
Carisbrooke
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Castle
Isle of
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Cathedral
River
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Surrey
Runnymede
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Thames
Worcester
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Wight
5- Watch the video again from [00:01:03 → 00:01:20]
and fill in the blanks with one word.
So , for a 150 years , we still got this gulf between ruler and ______ , Norman and Saxon , but the strange ______
is , the struggle for power in ______ years ______ between the Norman and Saxon , it was within the ranks of the
Norman ______ , between the king and his ______ .
6- What adjectives best qualify King John? Justify in a few words.
bad – good - wise – wicked – cruel – generous – greedy – trustworthy – abusive – threatening
7- Sort the elements in the correct column:
be arrested for no reason / be judged fairly (Habeas Corpus) / sword stronger than law
law stronger than sword / absolute power from the King
Before the Magna Carta
After the Magna Carta
8- Fill-in the blanks to sump up what you have learnt
The MAGNA CARTA ( translated into English as ….......................................) was signed in…..............
By ….......................... It …................................. the power of …................. and established …................
…...................................................................................................................................................................
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Laurence Bernard
Magna Carta: English translation
http://www.bl.uk/magna-carta/articles/magna-carta-english-translation
More worksheets
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/grievances-time-magna-carta
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/england-800-years-ago
More videos
A lesson plan + video Magna Carta (by UK Parliament)
http://www.parliament.uk/education/teaching-resources-lesson-plans/stories-from-parliament---magna-carta/
Bad king John (+ birth of Robin Hood legend)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGlMTRTkG-8
Disney's interpretation of King John in Robin Hood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGzaqEtJCok
Biography
About King John (brief biography)
http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon28.html
Projects
Projects planned for the 800th anniversary on the official website http://magnacarta800th.com/projects/
http://magnacarta800th.com/projects/spreading-the-word/
http://magnacarta800th.com/projects/my-magna-carta/
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Laurence Bernard