Magna Carta Creation

  • May 27, 1205

    Quarreling with Pope

    King John had a fight with the pope about who the archbishop should be.
  • May 27, 1209

    Pope's Retaliation

    The pope retaliated and had John excommunicated and stopped all the church services in the parishes.
  • May 28, 1209

    John excommunicated

    1209, John had been excommunicated in a dispute over the appointment of the Archbishop of Canterbury
  • May 27, 1212

    King John imposed taxes

    He started to impose taxes on barons to try to regain lost land, but then ended up fighting with Barons
  • May 28, 1214

    John returns to the continent

  • May 3, 1215

    Rebels become against the king

    The rebels declared against the king on 3 May 1215
  • May 27, 1215

    Barons captured London

  • Jun 10, 1215

    King John signed and sealed the document

  • Jun 10, 1215

    Was not called Magna Carta at First; called Articles of the Barons

    originally called the 'Articles of the Barons' on June 10, 1215
  • Jun 15, 1215

    Barons renewed Oath of Fealty