STUDYSAGE
AQA GCSE HISTORY - Power
and the People Exam |complete
study guide with updated
answers|Graded A
MEDIEVAL SOCIETY - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔W
️ as based on the FEUDAL
SYSTEM
The KING was EXPECTED to be a STRONG LEADER / EXCELLENT WARRIOR + to
CONSULT w/ HIS BARONS
THE CHURCH also held A LOT OF POWER
THE FEUDAL SYSTEM - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️KING:
>>RULES the COUNTRY
>>GRANTS LAND to NOBLES
BARONS (NOBLES):
>>PROVIDE LOYALTY + SERVICE TO THE KING: MAINTAIN LAW + ORDER in their |
AREAS RAISE an ARMY for the KING when NEEDED
>>GRANT LAND to the KNIGHTS
KNIGHTS:
>>PROVIDE PROTECTION + MILITARY SERVICE to the BARONS
>>GRANT LAND to the PEASANTS (aka Serfs/Villeins)
SUCCESS
,STUDYSAGE
PEASANTS/SERFS/VILLEINS:
>>PROVIDE FOOD + SERVICES to the KNIGHTS
>>ARE NOT FREEMEN (HAVE NO RIGHTS)
1215: MAGNA CARTA - ABOUT - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️1199: KING JOHN
succeeds his brother (Richard I) + has to live up to HIGH EXPECTATIONS
JOHN'S POOR KINGSHIP ANGERED THE BARONS + they FORM AN ARMY to FIGHT
HIM > JOHN had NO ARMY of his own so he was FORCED TO NEGOTIATE
15 June 1215: the BARONS + KING JOHN meet at RUNNYMEDE where the BARONS
w/ the help of STEPHEN LANGTON draw up a LIST of DEMANDS for the King
known as the MAGNA CARTA
1215: MAGNA CARTA - LIST OF DEMANDS - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️Some
demands of the Magna Carta:
STOP UNFAIR TAXATION
Let the CHURCH make its OWN APPOINMENTS (i.e. Bishops) + have "ITS LIBERTIES
UNIMPAIRED"
Ensure a BARON'S HEIR INHERITED HIS LAND
PREVENT ARREST W/OUT TRIAL
SUCCESS
,STUDYSAGE
PROTECT MERCHANTS
ELECT a GROUP/COUNCIL of 25 BARONS to MONITOR THE KING
1215: MAGNA CARTA - CONSEQUENCES - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️The group of
25 BARONS TRIED to IMPLEMENT the TERMS of the MC + KING JOHN REFUSED to
ACCEPT THEIR DEMANDS
>>COVIL WAR BROKE OUT
The BARONS made an ALLIANCE w/ the KING of SCOTLAND + INVITED PRINCE
LOUIS of FRANCE (heir to the French throne) to BE CROWNED KING of ENGLAND
>>May 1216: PRINCE LOUIS of FRANCE brought an ARMY to FIGHT JOHN > JOHN
initially had success (+ sacked the town of Berwick) but LACKED the
WEALTH/SUPPORT NEEDED to DEFEAT THE BARONS
October 1216: KING JOHN DIED > his SON (HENRY II) was ONLY 9 was the
RIGHTFUL KING + had the SUPPORT of MOST PEOPLE
>>October 1217 Prince Louis of France accepts Henry as king + leaves England
1215: MAGNA CARTA - CAUSES - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ECONOMY (TAXES):
>>JOHN OFTEN used (+ abused) the SCUTAGE TAX
>>Since 1199, John had CALLED IT 11 TIMES + EACH TIME: PRICE = INCREASED
>>1214: John CALLED IT AGAIN + people REFUSED TO PAY
SUCCESS
, STUDYSAGE
>>The BARONS thought their MONEY = WASTED bc JOHN KEPT LOSING + they
DIDN'T THINK he had the POLITICAL WILL/MILITARY MIGHT
RELIGION:
>>1207: the POPE appointed STEPHEN LANGTON as ARCHBISHOP OF
CANTERBURY + JOHN was DISPLEASED bc he wanted to APPOINT HIS OWN
MINISTERS
>>In response the Pope EXCOMMUNICATED KING JOHN (banned all church
services) + said it was NO LONGER A SIN to KILL THE KING
>>JOHN = INITIALLY HAPPY bc the CHURCH'S WEALTH WENT TO HIM
>>1213: JOHN/THE POPE REACH AN AGREEMENT to "restore the laws of Edward
the Confessor"
WAR:
>>1204: JOHN LOST HIS LAND NORMANDY to the FRENCH KING + spent the rest
of his reign trying to win it back
>>>This ANGERED many BARONS who ALSO LOST THEIR LAND
>>1214: JOHN LOSES TO FRANCE at the BATTLE of BOUVINES + the BARONS
RESIST his NEXT CALL for SCUTAGE (early 1215)
SCUTAGE - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️A TAX that KNIGHTS + BARONS could PAY
INSTEAD OF FIGHTING for the KING
1199 - 1214: RAISED 12 TIMES
1215: MAGNA CARTA - SIGNIFICANCE (SHORT TERM) - CORRECT
ANSWERS✔️✔️IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM
SUCCESS
AQA GCSE HISTORY - Power
and the People Exam |complete
study guide with updated
answers|Graded A
MEDIEVAL SOCIETY - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔W
️ as based on the FEUDAL
SYSTEM
The KING was EXPECTED to be a STRONG LEADER / EXCELLENT WARRIOR + to
CONSULT w/ HIS BARONS
THE CHURCH also held A LOT OF POWER
THE FEUDAL SYSTEM - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️KING:
>>RULES the COUNTRY
>>GRANTS LAND to NOBLES
BARONS (NOBLES):
>>PROVIDE LOYALTY + SERVICE TO THE KING: MAINTAIN LAW + ORDER in their |
AREAS RAISE an ARMY for the KING when NEEDED
>>GRANT LAND to the KNIGHTS
KNIGHTS:
>>PROVIDE PROTECTION + MILITARY SERVICE to the BARONS
>>GRANT LAND to the PEASANTS (aka Serfs/Villeins)
SUCCESS
,STUDYSAGE
PEASANTS/SERFS/VILLEINS:
>>PROVIDE FOOD + SERVICES to the KNIGHTS
>>ARE NOT FREEMEN (HAVE NO RIGHTS)
1215: MAGNA CARTA - ABOUT - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️1199: KING JOHN
succeeds his brother (Richard I) + has to live up to HIGH EXPECTATIONS
JOHN'S POOR KINGSHIP ANGERED THE BARONS + they FORM AN ARMY to FIGHT
HIM > JOHN had NO ARMY of his own so he was FORCED TO NEGOTIATE
15 June 1215: the BARONS + KING JOHN meet at RUNNYMEDE where the BARONS
w/ the help of STEPHEN LANGTON draw up a LIST of DEMANDS for the King
known as the MAGNA CARTA
1215: MAGNA CARTA - LIST OF DEMANDS - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️Some
demands of the Magna Carta:
STOP UNFAIR TAXATION
Let the CHURCH make its OWN APPOINMENTS (i.e. Bishops) + have "ITS LIBERTIES
UNIMPAIRED"
Ensure a BARON'S HEIR INHERITED HIS LAND
PREVENT ARREST W/OUT TRIAL
SUCCESS
,STUDYSAGE
PROTECT MERCHANTS
ELECT a GROUP/COUNCIL of 25 BARONS to MONITOR THE KING
1215: MAGNA CARTA - CONSEQUENCES - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️The group of
25 BARONS TRIED to IMPLEMENT the TERMS of the MC + KING JOHN REFUSED to
ACCEPT THEIR DEMANDS
>>COVIL WAR BROKE OUT
The BARONS made an ALLIANCE w/ the KING of SCOTLAND + INVITED PRINCE
LOUIS of FRANCE (heir to the French throne) to BE CROWNED KING of ENGLAND
>>May 1216: PRINCE LOUIS of FRANCE brought an ARMY to FIGHT JOHN > JOHN
initially had success (+ sacked the town of Berwick) but LACKED the
WEALTH/SUPPORT NEEDED to DEFEAT THE BARONS
October 1216: KING JOHN DIED > his SON (HENRY II) was ONLY 9 was the
RIGHTFUL KING + had the SUPPORT of MOST PEOPLE
>>October 1217 Prince Louis of France accepts Henry as king + leaves England
1215: MAGNA CARTA - CAUSES - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️ECONOMY (TAXES):
>>JOHN OFTEN used (+ abused) the SCUTAGE TAX
>>Since 1199, John had CALLED IT 11 TIMES + EACH TIME: PRICE = INCREASED
>>1214: John CALLED IT AGAIN + people REFUSED TO PAY
SUCCESS
, STUDYSAGE
>>The BARONS thought their MONEY = WASTED bc JOHN KEPT LOSING + they
DIDN'T THINK he had the POLITICAL WILL/MILITARY MIGHT
RELIGION:
>>1207: the POPE appointed STEPHEN LANGTON as ARCHBISHOP OF
CANTERBURY + JOHN was DISPLEASED bc he wanted to APPOINT HIS OWN
MINISTERS
>>In response the Pope EXCOMMUNICATED KING JOHN (banned all church
services) + said it was NO LONGER A SIN to KILL THE KING
>>JOHN = INITIALLY HAPPY bc the CHURCH'S WEALTH WENT TO HIM
>>1213: JOHN/THE POPE REACH AN AGREEMENT to "restore the laws of Edward
the Confessor"
WAR:
>>1204: JOHN LOST HIS LAND NORMANDY to the FRENCH KING + spent the rest
of his reign trying to win it back
>>>This ANGERED many BARONS who ALSO LOST THEIR LAND
>>1214: JOHN LOSES TO FRANCE at the BATTLE of BOUVINES + the BARONS
RESIST his NEXT CALL for SCUTAGE (early 1215)
SCUTAGE - CORRECT ANSWERS✔️✔️A TAX that KNIGHTS + BARONS could PAY
INSTEAD OF FIGHTING for the KING
1199 - 1214: RAISED 12 TIMES
1215: MAGNA CARTA - SIGNIFICANCE (SHORT TERM) - CORRECT
ANSWERS✔️✔️IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM
SUCCESS
