Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
John's Downfall (The Barons - causes of the rebellion (France (Loss of…
John's Downfall
-
The Pope
Interdict 1208 - 1213
John wanted de Gray to be Arch Bishop - Pope wanted Langton - John refused to let him enter England - Interdict
-no marriages, church burials, mass for the dying, anointing the sick -baptisms only behind closed doors
-most people sided with John - ignored Interdict and continued as normal -lack of church burials was worrying - souls couldn't go to Heaven
-
Excommunication 1209
-
According to church, people no longer had to obey John - had to chose between King and Chuch
-
-
Reconciliation 1213
John agreed to peace terms - agreed to become vassal of the Pope, allowed Langton as Arch Bishop, allowed exiled clergy to return
Significance - John gained protection - if Philip invaded England, he was attacking the land of the Pope - and he gained a powerful ally
The Barons rebelled 1215
-
Key events
-
May 1215 - barons broke homage to John, declared Fitz Walter as leader, marched on Northampton and failed
May 1215 - sheriffs seized the land of rebels - only 39 barons in open rebellion, others didn't get involved or waited to see who was winning
May 1215 - rebels seized London (John still had the tower) and made alliances - John lost financial resources and it was difficult to attack London
Summer 1215 - Lincoln, Chester and other places in possession of rebels - influential baron Robert de Ros supported rebels - John has to listen
War and invasion 1215-17
Key events
-
Summer 1216 - Louis controlled Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk etc. - wanted Dover castle, John attempted to draw rebels away
October 1216 - headed south - John died of dysentery, son Henry was only 9 but crowned - needed protector, country was fragile
November 1216 - William Marshal named protector - agreed to Magna Carta - rebels had nothing to rebel against
May 1217 - Battle of Lincoln - Louis' troops controlled Lincoln and attacked the castle - royalists attacked on two fronts - won - took 380 knights and many leading rebels prisoner, others switched sides
August 1217 - Battle of Sandwich - navy stopped more French troops coming over - destroyed ships, others fled, lost resources - surrendered, peace agreements
-