He was cruel to the people in his kingdom and disloyal to his own nobles.
He treated people with no respect and that is why he was detested when he went to rule Ireland
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He was a bad king because he didn't care about the 'magna carta' and he ruled the country in a bad way.
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king john married a 12 year old girl and he replaced hes brother because hes brother was supposed to be king not king john
Character of King John: Unscrupulous, cruel, disloyal. A notorious womaniserhttp://www.middle-ages.org.uk/king-john.htm
baron thought he was such a bad king that he had to sign the magna carta
There's no consensus on whether King John was a good king. Many consider him to have been a bad ruler, but others think he was effective. Regardless of the presence of dissenting opinions, he tends to be portrayed negatively in the media.
John Carpenter
1989
People in the Victorian times disliked King John and saw him as a failure and a villain. They thought he created his own problems and was cruel and a wicked king; the Devil in disguise.
King John reacted poorly to the signing of the Magna Carta since it limited his powers as a king and made him adhere to a Parliament