1.4.1

King John

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King John

King John had to deal with the problems caused by his brother, King Richard I. He was very unpopular and faced rebellion in Normandy.

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King John and his brother, Richard the Lionheart

  • Richard the Lionheart (King Richard I) was remembered as a chivalrous King who went to fight in the Crusades (military expeditions in the Holy Land). He was held for ransom until 1194 AD.
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Richard I's spending

  • To fund the Crusades, Richard I spent a lot of money. He used up all the money in the ‘treasury’.
  • Whilst Richard I was away in the Holy Land, barons (noblemen) gained more and more power.
    • This was because the King was not there to restrain them.
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Difficulties facing King John

  • This left King John with a lot to deal with.

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1The Medieval World: 450-1450 AD

1.1Anglo-Saxon England

1.2The Contest for the English Throne

1.3Conquering the Holy Land, 10-96-1396 AD

1.4King John

1.5The Magna Carta & Parliament

1.6The Black Death

2Worldviews

3The Empire of Mali

4The Renaissance & Reformations, 1500-1598 AD

5The British Empire, 1583-1960 AD

6The Peasants' Revolt

7Religion in the Middle Ages

8Slavery, 1619-1833 AD

9The English Civil War, 1642-1660

10The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1840

11US Independence, 1775-1783

12The French Revolution, 1789-1815

13The British Empire, 1857–1930

14Suffrage

15World War 1, 1914-1918

16The Inter-War Years, 1919-1939

17World War 2, 1939-1945

18The Cold War, 1947-1962

19Civil Rights in the USA, 1954-1975

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