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stories from Parliament magna carta
England February 12:15 and all is not
well across the country from north to
south the voices of angry barons can be
heard the cause of their anger one man
King jock he demands even higher taxes
to pay for his futile Wars a brad
Sandra's we do not pay up he takes what
he wants we have to find a way to stop
him raising raises whenever he chooses
and taking our land stealing our you
promised that all this would stop he
always promises promises mean nothing we
must do something to make him keep his
word we are the Ferren Lords of England
yet he shows us no respect he could
arrest us and hold us prisoner without a
fair yeah our widowed sisters and
mothers can be forced into a marriage
just because the King orders it our
rights and freedoms should be protected
by law or King John believes he is above
the rule of law then we must have new
rules which even a king must obey and it
is not just the Barons who believe it is
time to act the Archbishop of Canterbury
himself intervenes he may be above the
laws of men but no one is above the laws
of God pray silence for Stephen Langton
the Archbishop of Canterbury my Lords
you have come here today from all
corners of England tell me what are your
concerns
Robert fitzwater Lord of Danville castle
speak first my Lords
when our King raises Taxation yet again
he offends the people when he sees his
lands that do not belong to him he
offends the Barons and when he seizes
the wealth of the church he offends God
Claire Earl of Harford you wish to speak
my lord Fitz Walter is right but what
can we do the King cannot be reasoned
with he's too powerful then we must find
a way to limit his powers how will we do
that there are no rules which a king has
to obey we will make new rules he won't
listen to us he refuses to recognize our
rights we have no voice
then we must declare our rights and find
a voice we must send a clear message to
the king he must agree to limit his
power and if he does not agree then
together we will raise a greater army we
will take London and leave him no choice
but even when he knows that the Barons
are taking action King John continues to
raise taxes and seize lands which do not
belong to him
your majesty the rebels advance towards
London really let them advance where
they like I have nothing to fear from
Robert Fitz Walter and his rabble he
gather support your majesty
the closer they get to London the
stronger they become I told you I have
nothing to fear the people of London
will stand by their king not so sure all
your majesty
Fitz Walter calls his troops the army of
God I believe the people of London are
on his side I don't care I don't care
whose side the people are on I will not
submit no King of England will ever obey
rules laid down by traitors a messenger
from London your majesty approach speak
your majesty
Fitz Walter is in London and the people
cheer him they cheer a rebel traitor who
dares to stand against his king yes your
majesty
perhaps your majesty it is time to talk
to the rebels never I am the king of
England
I do not talk to traitors but King John
will talk he has no choice and on the
15th of June 1215 at Runnymede near
Windsor the two sides meet
the Barons present the king with a
document 63 rules have been written down
on parchment this will become one of the
most important and famous documents in
history people will call it the Great
Charter Magna Carta widows to marry
against their will
agreed you will not raise taxes without
the agreement of the Barons agreed no
free man can be imprisoned without being
charged agreed every man has the right
to a fair trial agreed and twenty-five
barons will watch you carefully to make
sure that you obey these rules agreed
King John places his royal seal on the
document so that the whole world will
know that he has agreed to obey these
new rules of course this document
doesn't put an end to the quarrels
between kings and Barons some of the
rules are quickly changed and many are
broken or ignored but on the 15th of
June 1215 something important has
happened Magna Carta has shown for the
first time that it is possible to lay
down rules which even a king must obey
some of those rules apply to this day
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