AQA GCSE History · 8145
Paper 2
The charter agreed by King John at Runnymede in June 1215; its name means ‘Great Charter’.
Revise: Constraints on KingshipOn 15 June 1215, John granted Magna Carta, the ‘Great Charter’. It was a negotiated attempt to settle the conflict, accepted under pressure from organised opponents rather than simply offered as an act of generosity.
- Revise: Norman Kingdom and ‘Angevin’ Empire
The ‘Great Charter’ agreed by King John in 1215 under pressure from rebellious barons, placing limits on royal power.
- Revise: Henry III’s Legacy
A charter first issued in 1215 that placed limits on royal power and protected specified rights. Edward I reconfirmed it during the political crisis of 1297.