King+John+and+the+Magna+Carta

= King John and the Magna Carta =

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In 1199, when King John came to the throne of England, he had no idea his ignorant reign of power would set off a chain of events, which eventually led to the basis of the British government, the Magna Carta. In 1167, John was born into a **very** wealthy family and in this way, Prince John grew up spoiled and insolent, but still managed to be favorite of his father, the King. In 1186, John showed his true colors however, when he took part in a conspiracy to overthrow his father, which ended only in him not receiving any of King Henry's land. And again a couple years later he joined in a second conspiracy, this time against his brother, Richard. Still desperate to rule, John got lucky in 1199, when Richard died and forgave him, making him heir to the throne. But, King John only proved to be a horrible ruler, with extremely high taxes, ruthless injustice and by 1214, the barons of England had, had enough. Together, they created the Magna Carta which is what the parliamentary system is based on, and forced King John to sign. John died in 1216, having revoked himself of dignity, and the Magna Carta of his sole leadership of England. EF

Works Cited “John, King (1167-1216).” //UXL Biographies//. Online ed. Detroit: UXL, 2003. N. pag. //Student Resource Center Junior//. Web. 3 May 2010.

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