What was life like after the magna carta?

Answer 1

Didn't his son Henry the 7th forget all about it and do what he wanted and people weren't happy but by the time they were very angry henry 7th had died so henry 8th had to meet the public in the middle and go back to the magna carta?

sorry im not really sure.

Answer 2

What was promised in the Magna Carta?

The Magna Carta had 63 promises but failed to benefit the peasants. Here are four articles from the Magna Carta to give you an example of what was in it.

- "No freeman shall be seized or imprisoned or disposed, outlawed, or in anyway brought to ruin, except by legal judgment of his peers and by law of the land."

- "No widow shall be compelled to marry so long as she prefers to live without a husband."

- "Common pleas shall not be held in our court, but shall be held in some fixed place."

What were the effects of the Magna Carta?

The Magna Carta did not affect life for another few years because King John ignored it. He failed to meet the demands of the Magna Carta. When his son took control of the country, he too signed three revised copies of the Magna Carta. He ignored the first two until finally the third document successfully limited Royalty's power. The Magna Carta also affected the American Bill of Rights and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. When explorers traveled to the new world they brought with them the Magna Carta. When government systems were formed, the Magna Carta influenced them. The Magna Carta helped to form a system of government for the generations to come.

Conclusion

After completing our research we now understand why the Magna Carta was so important. This Medieval document is what our government is formed after. When King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta by barons, it showed that leaders then and now are not above their people. Without this document we think government systems of North America would be much more like a Dictatorship. The Magna Carta gave power back to the people and this is why it is so important. During our research we came across some interesting facts. We learned that there are only four original copies of the Magna Carta in the world today. We also found interesting the location they picked to sign the Magna Carta. We were not able to find information as to why they chose Runnymede as the location. What we did find intriguing was that they met outside and camped out in tents until negotiations were done. This does not seem the surroundings a King would normally be in. Another fact is that King John ignored the first Magna Carta signed in 1215. When he died his son also signed a version of The Magna Carta in 1216 and 1217 but these documents did not succeed either. It wasn't until 1225 when the Magna Carta was not ignored. We learned many things about the Magna Carta and are glad that this important document was signed and put into practice.

Magna Carta

In 1213 King John gave England to the Pope as a fiefdom. The barons and the English Church were outraged and they came together under the leadership of Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury. They acknowledged the laws of Henry I and in 1215 produced the Articles of the Barons and eventually the Magna Carta.

They aimed to protect the monarchy and nobility from any one king. The boldest of the barons and churchmen met at Runnymede, they had prepared a short document, which would become known as the Article of the Barons. They called on the king to attend. John arrived with the Papal legate, the Archbishop of Canterbury and several bishops and agreed to the terms set down.

The Charter establishes the rights of the whole landed class, it establishes a law which is above the king and which even he must not break.