Magna carta

Magna Carta

By gborkowski064
  • May 27, 1205

    King John quarrelled with the Pope Innocent III

    King John was made the archbishop of Canterbury.
  • Excommunicated King John
    May 28, 1209

    Excommunicated King John

    The Pope retaliated, excommunicated King John and banned all church services in Paris
  • May 28, 1212

    Taxes are imposed on the Barons by King John in his attempt to regain lands that he had lost

  • May 28, 1215

    Barons take up arms against King John and capture London

  • Jun 10, 1215

    King John sings a document, the Magna Carta

    In June, the Barons, in full armor, took King John by surpose at Windsor and agreed to a meeting. King John signed a document that was the Magna Carta
  • Jun 11, 1215

    Copies of the Magna Carta were distributed to bishops, sheriffs and other important people thorughout England