History an events that lead up to the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215

• In 1205, King John argued with Pope Innocent the third about who should be the archbishop. ThePope wanted someone named Stephen Langton to be the archbishop but King John did not allow that.
• In 1209, The Pope attacked and banned King John from churches and banned all church services.
• King John gave up and The Pope made the king and the peopel give him money whenever he needed.
• In 1212, King John made the people pay taxes in order to get the land he lost back.
• King John argued with the people he made pay taxes because the tax paying methods were unfair.
• The people and Stephen Langton wrote down what King John's problems were. It was called, ' Articles of the Barons'. It was also written on January 1215.
• The people fought against King John.
• The people captured London in May 1215.
• The people took King John by surprise and the king agreed to a meeting at Runnymede.
• King John signed the document on June 10, 1215.
• The 'Articles of the Barons' was later named 'Magna Carta'

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