The baron's revolt

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The baron's revolt

Causes

  • France, John went to defeat phillip of france with a well prepared (and baron paid for), army. John's allies lost and his hope of ever regaining normandy was gone. This was a waste of £130000
  • Favorites,
  • Fairness, many people say that John starved to death william de Braouse's son and wife
  • Finance, tax raised to the 'thirteenth' without consulting the barons

Effects

  • The magna carta created
  • The outbreak of the 'first baron's war'

Overall summary

The barons met at bury st edmunds, threatening a rebellionThen the barons broke their fealty to john and marched on NorthamptonJohn seizes the land of 39 rebel baronsNegotiations between the barons and john begin, in the end john sealed the magna carta

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