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King John the first of England is one of the least respected kings in all of English history. H e was the king for England after his brother's departure for the Third Crusade and ruled in a manor that was not pleasing to the peasants, nobles, and freemen of Britain. King John Ruled over all of England, and part of Gaul along with many other provinces. The English Channel and the Straight of Dover separated these lands, which made it hard too rule the lands. He was not law abiding nor just towards his enemies. He taxed high and gave little in return to his citizens thus his approval rating dropped dramatically especially among the Barons. King John had many arguments with the church and its higharcy. These included the Archbishop of Canterbury, while John fought with him the pope became involved and excommunicated him. This dropped King John’s supporting numbers emencly. After this event, the barons of England wanted a man named Philippe to be king. In response to this, the king broke the feudal chain, took back land from nobles, and raised taxes. This of course caused uproar among nobles and peasants alike. They took the majority of the military force to join their cause and planned a fixation of English life.



Peasants, nobles, and knights chased the King through the streets on horseback. He quickly surrendered and was told to sign a document known as the Magna Carta. This Document ensured fair trials to those accused of crime. In the United States, criminals can appeal to have nine jury members to judge then in a fair and honest way. It guarantees fair taxes, thus the U.S cannot tax unequally, and all three-government branches must approve all taxes. Finally, it secured that all political figures must be law-abiding citizens which means that all our elected officials must obey the laws they approved. King John sat on the throne for only a short while longer before he had to step down, in his place would be King Louise.

King John soon committed Suicide as his last unruly act.

A statue created at the demand of King John himself

Works Cited


 * || "King John and the Magna Carta." 16 April 2009 []. ||  ||
 * || "Magna Carta." 22 April 2009 . ||  ||