Pros And Cons Of King Johns

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In October 19,1216. Because of King John selfishness needing the barons to fight his wars and collect his taxes the Magna Carta was created. King Johns very unnecessary wars and has put a weight on his subjects with heavy taxes to pay for. Nobleman and the court hated him because he seduced their wives and their daughters. And anyone who spoke bad about him was imprisoned or killed. Magna Carta meaning in Latin (“the great charter”) charter - “A written instrument, executed with usual forms, given as evidence of a grant, contract, or whatever is done between man and man. In its more usual sense, it is the instrument of a grant conferring powers, rights and privileges, either from a king or other wovereign power, or from a private person, as a charter of exemption, that no person shall be empannelled on a jury, a charter of pardon, &c. The charters under which most of the colonies in America were settled, were given by the king of England, and incorporated certain persons, with powers to hold the lands granted, to establish a government, and make laws for their own”- according to the 1828 dictionary. …show more content…

Just as King John wanted barons to fight his wars and collect his taxes, but King John was very selfish and seduced the noblemen wives and daughters! Which is one of the things that gave him a very bad reputation he also demanded excessive military service selling for Royal positions to bidders, increasing the taxes without the barons’ consent to further his war efforts in France and judging court trials arbitrarily rather than through due process of

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