what are king Johns main events?

Answer 1

Well, ascending to the throne in 1199 is one.

Losing Normandy in 1204 is pretty important.

The period of interdict (1209-1213? can't remember the dates offhand).

Magna Carta, 1215.

Death, at Newark Castle, 1216.

Answer 2

If you want to know about the main events from the reign of King John of England (c. 1166 – 1216), there they are:
- the story of Robin Hood is set in his times;
- the Magna Carta (1215);
- the losing of the Crown Jewels in the Wash: King John of England has his possessions, including the crown jewels, moved from King's Lynn to Lincolnshire, across an estuary, but they are swept away by the tide and lost (1216).

Answer 3

He's always seen as being the bad guy, especially in Robin Hood movies, but he was, in fact, a very good administrator. His brother Richard the Lionheart, was genuinely French and spent only 6 months of his life in England. John was left to run things while Richard went off to the crusades to slaughter as many infidels as he could! John felt, quite undersatndably, bitter that his brother was held up as a hero when he just ignored his kingdom. Don't forget, all those crusdaes cost a lot of money and put a great burden on the country.

Answer 4

Apart from being the bad guy in all those Robin Hood films, he signed the Magna Carta which is claimed to be the start of democracy. Although it was an improvement on one man one vote, the one man being the king, it still only gave rights to the barons, no one cared about the serfs.

And he lost his crown jewels in the Wash, or so legend says. He was nicknamed Lackland because when he was a prince he was never given any estates.

Answer 5

By making a total balls-up of his reign, which brought forth the Magna Carta. It is said there will never be a John II, as he was so bad, they don't want to take chances!

Answer 6

The Magna Carta was the first British constitution, setting down the relationship between citizens and state. It was forced upon the king by his uncontrollable barons who had had enough of his high taxation and arbitrary decisions.

The origin of the barons’ rebellion came about from the moment when John came to the throne in 1199. John had inherited the crown from his brother Richard I, or to be correct, seized it from the legitimate heir, his nephew, Prince Arthur. The French King Philip II supported Arthur’s claim, not only to the throne of England, but to French lands in Normandy and Anjou, which had been held by Richard. King Philip summoned John to appear before him and when John refused, confiscated his French lands and allocated some of them to Arthur and some to himself. John responded by sending an army to defend his lands in Normandy, thus bringing about a minor but costly war.

In order to defray the cost, John instituted a series of taxes, including Forest Law, a set of regulations regarding woodlands, which were difficult to obey in their entirety, easily broken and raised a great del of money in fines. John also started an Income Tax, which raised him enough to pay for his wars and more besides. Naturally, thee barons were unhappy at this state of affairs and a group of them joined together in rebellion. They captured London, forcing John to leave the city, and then rounded on him at Runnymede. [grid reference SU999729. National Trust] Here, at the point of a sword, they forced his to sign the great charter.

John had no intention of honouring his promise. As soon as the barons had left London, he raised a force against them and tried to hunt them down, one at a time, thus plunging England into civil war. On 18th October 1216, John died of a surfeit of peaches and cider and was succeeded by his nine-year-old son, Henry III. [For other unusual royal deaths see 24th March.] The barons found it simple to manipulate the young king into issuing a new and enforceable charter.

Magna Carta contained no new rights or privileges, but only put in writing old laws. The barons needed John to make explicit what was already implicit. Contrary to popular belief, The Magna Carta was not signed by King John. He was illiterate.

Answer 7

Couple more things...

King John did NOT sign the Magna Carta.

He had his seal set on it.

As he wished, he was buried in Worcester Cathedral.

Answer 8

the singing of The Magna Carter..and losing the treasury in the wash at Hull..i think

Answer 9

Magna Carta (duh.) He also lost most of his territory in France, he tried to claim himself King while Richard I was away on crusade and he tried to pay to keep Richard imprisoned in when Richard was captured coming home from the crusade.