Magna Carta and Simon de Montfort

Use the two videos to answer the questions on the worksheet given to you.  Write neatly.  Use any device to view these videos 

Watch the video and answer the questions.

1) When and where was the Magna Cart formed and signed?

2) Who was the king of England at the time of the forming of the Magna Carta?

3) What issues did the English nobility have with have the way in which King John ruled?

4) What actions did the English nobility take in response to the way in which the king ruled?

5) What is the translated meaning of the term “Magna Carta?”

6) List the conditions that were agreed to by King John at Runnymeade?

7) Why is the Magna Carta important?

Watch the video and answer the questions.

1) What did King Henry agree to?  

2) What suspicions about King Henry are held by Simon de Montfort? 

3) What does Simon de Montfort attempt to achieve in the face of his suspicions regarding King Henry?  

4) What does de Montfort hope to accomplish by gathering the barons together in a meeting? 

5) What worries do the barons have regarding de Montfort’s leadership? 

6) Why does Gilbert The Red want de Montfort to lead? 

7) How does the Battle of Lewes end?  Who wins?

8) What purpose does Parliament serve?  

9) When does Parliament first gather together?