World History
John 'Lackland', King of England 1199-1216. The Age of Chivalry has this essay up dealing with this Medieval English king.
History has generally believed that King John was a disaster. He is a villian in the Robin Hood myths. He is portrayed as a weak monarch in Shakespeare's King John. His barons forced him to sign the Magna Carta in 1215 and he was on the brink of losing the throne when he died.
But yet, some sources see King John differently. This essay is one of them. It notes, "King John is generally seen as a corrupt and ruthless monarch, which led to the revolting barons demanding their rights in the famous Magna Carta. Yet another school of thought has John as a keen administrator, a good general, an astute diplomat, and a hard-working and intelligent ruler with a strong sense of justice."
Despite this, King John is still not very highly regarded. The BBC History Magazine named him the worst Briton of the 13th Century in 2006. His shares the "worst Briton" honor with such villians as Jack the Ripper (19th century) and Titus Oates (17th century).
Still, was he really worse than other kings such as Henry III or Edward I "The Hammer of the Scots?" Or has he just gotten a lot of bad press because of the difficult times he lived in and and his inability to solve many of the problems that confronted him?
- Magna Carta
Magna Carta Rebellious barons required that King John of England approve the Magna Carta (Latin for “the Great Charterâ€) in 1215. Many consider the document to be the foundation of English constitutional government and individual liberties....
- Constitutionalism And The Cloister: Matthew Paris And The Crisis Of Royal Monastic Patronage In Thirteenth Century England
Constitutionalism and the Cloister: Matthew Paris and the Crisis of Royal Monastic Patronage in Thirteenth Century England. This is from the Winter 2005 Michigan Journal of History. It was written by Jason Colman. From the site: On May 14, 1264, the armies...
- The John Hampden Society
The John Hampden Society. A society devoted to the study of 17th-century Parliamentarian John Hampden, who famous for resisting the King's illegal Ship Money tax. From the site: John Hampden was descended from an ancient Buckinghamshire family of...
- The Magna Carta; 800th Year Anniversary
This year marks the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta,and that means new resources for those of who teach the document. BBC Magazine reviews a new book about the Magna Carta. The review does a terrific job of summarizing the importance of the...
- The Magna Carta: No Taxation Without Representation
A Library of Congress blog has a great short essay about the importance of the Magna Carta. I might copy it for my freshmen when we cover the creation of nation states next month. The author, Nathan Dorn, reminds us that the Magna Carta "helped give birth...
World History
John 'Lackland', King of England 1199-1216
John 'Lackland', King of England 1199-1216. The Age of Chivalry has this essay up dealing with this Medieval English king.History has generally believed that King John was a disaster. He is a villian in the Robin Hood myths. He is portrayed as a weak monarch in Shakespeare's King John. His barons forced him to sign the Magna Carta in 1215 and he was on the brink of losing the throne when he died.
But yet, some sources see King John differently. This essay is one of them. It notes, "King John is generally seen as a corrupt and ruthless monarch, which led to the revolting barons demanding their rights in the famous Magna Carta. Yet another school of thought has John as a keen administrator, a good general, an astute diplomat, and a hard-working and intelligent ruler with a strong sense of justice."
Despite this, King John is still not very highly regarded. The BBC History Magazine named him the worst Briton of the 13th Century in 2006. His shares the "worst Briton" honor with such villians as Jack the Ripper (19th century) and Titus Oates (17th century).
Still, was he really worse than other kings such as Henry III or Edward I "The Hammer of the Scots?" Or has he just gotten a lot of bad press because of the difficult times he lived in and and his inability to solve many of the problems that confronted him?
- Magna Carta
Magna Carta Rebellious barons required that King John of England approve the Magna Carta (Latin for “the Great Charterâ€) in 1215. Many consider the document to be the foundation of English constitutional government and individual liberties....
- Constitutionalism And The Cloister: Matthew Paris And The Crisis Of Royal Monastic Patronage In Thirteenth Century England
Constitutionalism and the Cloister: Matthew Paris and the Crisis of Royal Monastic Patronage in Thirteenth Century England. This is from the Winter 2005 Michigan Journal of History. It was written by Jason Colman. From the site: On May 14, 1264, the armies...
- The John Hampden Society
The John Hampden Society. A society devoted to the study of 17th-century Parliamentarian John Hampden, who famous for resisting the King's illegal Ship Money tax. From the site: John Hampden was descended from an ancient Buckinghamshire family of...
- The Magna Carta; 800th Year Anniversary
This year marks the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta,and that means new resources for those of who teach the document. BBC Magazine reviews a new book about the Magna Carta. The review does a terrific job of summarizing the importance of the...
- The Magna Carta: No Taxation Without Representation
A Library of Congress blog has a great short essay about the importance of the Magna Carta. I might copy it for my freshmen when we cover the creation of nation states next month. The author, Nathan Dorn, reminds us that the Magna Carta "helped give birth...