Governance

THE FIRST PARLIAMENT

Governance

Monday, 09 October 2023

Wednesday, 11

October 2023

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the flaws of the feudal system.

• Suggest ways in which a King's power could be

controlled.

• Evaluate who gained from Magna Carta.

• Come to a judgement on how democratic Magna Carta

was.

Who was the real King John?

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Draw

Draw your own version of John, from the descriptions

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What could the
barons do?

On your mini whiteboard,

note down what you think

the barons could do if the

king was not doing his job

properly.

Magna Carta – Great Charter

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40 English barons formed an army and gave King John a choice –
agree to their demands, or be forced to fight them.

King John eventually agreed to sign the Magna Carta, a list of 63
rights and freedoms that the barons wanted to be law.

This was the first time in British history that a monarch had been
forced to obey the wishes of their subjects.

I, King John, accept that I must run the

country according to the law. I agree:

Not to interfere with the church

Not to imprison freemen or nobles without a

trial

That trials will be held quickly and fairly

To stop unfair taxes

Not to ask for extra taxes without consulting

the Great Council

To let merchants travel around the country to

buy and sell without having to pay large taxes

That 25 barons will be elected by the other

barons to make sure I follow this agreement.
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Multiple Select

Which of the following were on the Magna Carta?

• The king could not interfere with the church

• The king could not raise unfair taxes

• The king could ignore the barons

• Freemen could not be imprisoned without trial

• Trials would take a long time

Categorize

Options (5)

It helped, as the king could not interfere with the church.

It helped because the king could not raise unfair taxes.

It helped because they could not be imprisoned without a trial.

It helped because they could buy and sell without paying large taxes.

It didn't help, as they could still be imprisoned without trial.

Organize these options into the right categories

Church

Barons, landowners and freemen

Merchants

Peasants

Plenary

King John signed the Magna Carta at
Runnymede, near Windsor.

Do you agree with this sign?

Is there any similarity between the
Magna Carta and Athenian democracy?

Make notes on your mini whiteboard.

Poll

Is the Magna Carta similar to democracy in Ancient Greece?

• No, because people are still not allowed to vote.

• Slightly, as the king has rules he must obey.

• Partly, as the king's power is no longer absolute.

• Mostly, because the king was forced to follow the rules by the barons.

Monday, 09

October 2023

Learning Outcomes

•Understand the meaning of the House of Commons and the
House of Lords.

•Compare Parliament with Ancient Greece.

•Come to a judgement on the most effective form of
governing.

Like father, like son!

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King Henry III signed the Magna Carta when he became king,
and listened to his barons' advice. However, when he was
older, he began to be angry with the terms of the Magna
Carta.

In 1258 the barons had had enough of King Henry, and
forced him to attend a Great Council where he was
presented with The Provisions of Oxford.

•The

king

cannot

make

decisions without the Great
Council’s agreement.

•The

Great

Council

should

choose

the

king’s

main

advisers.

•A

Parliament

made

up

of

fifteen members of the Great
Council,

plus

twelve

other

barons, has

to meet three

times a year.

What did Henry
have to agree to?

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Match

Match the following

• The king cannot make decisions without

• The Great Council should choose

• A parliament, made up of 15 members of the Great Council, plus 12

the Great Council's agreement.

the king's main advisors.

barons, had to meet 3 times a year.

• the Great Council's agreement.

• the king's main advisors.

• barons, had to meet 3 times a year.

Parliament

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Drag and Drop

The king decided when ​

Placeholder

met, usually for a few ​

Placeholder

a year.​ ​ Parliament still raised ​

Placeholder

for the king; they couldn't stop him raising money. In return, the king allowed parliament to help pass some ​

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. The king was aware of the ​power of the ​

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and the knights, and knew it was better to work with them.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

parliament

weeks

taxes

laws

barons

Fill in the Blank

The House of _____ advised the ____. The right to attend passed from ______ to ___.

Multiple Select

The people in the House of Commons were usually... (select all correct answers).

• barons

• rich people

• knights

• peasants

Which system do you think is

better for governing a country

- Athenian democracy or the

Parliamentary system?

Answer the question on page

15.

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Plenary

Poll

Was democracy in Ancient Greece more effective than the first parliament?

• Ancient Greece was more effective as members of the government were chosen by lottery.

• Ancient Greece was more effective as all freemen could vote, not just two men from each county and town.

• Parliament was more effective as the House of Lords were able to advise the king on laws.

• Parliament was more effective as you had barons, knights and townspeople advising on the running of the country.

THE REFORMATION

Governance

Monday, 09 October 2023

Monday, 09

October 2023

Learning Outcomes

•

Suggest who may have more power than Henry
VIII.

•

Understand that Henry had many problems.

•

Investigate how Henry solved his problems.

Draw

Draw Henry VIII 😊

King Henry VIII’s Great Matter

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Henry had been married to his
wife Catherine of Aragon for 24
years, but their only surviving
child was a girl, Princess Mary.

Henry believed that he needed
a boy to inherit the throne after
he died or the country could
suffer a civil war.

King Henry VIII’s Great Matter

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Henry believed that
divorcing Catherine and
marrying again was the only
way he would get a son who
could inherit the throne.

He was already in love with
one of Catherine’s ladies in
waiting, Anne Boleyn.

Task - What were Henry’s problems in
1533?

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By 1533 Henry VIII had been on the throne for 24 years
but he was having a lot of problems. You can separate
them into four types. Look at page 18 to help you, then fill
in the grid.

Religion

Power

Money

Love

Categorize

Options (12)

People in England are becoming more annoyed with the ways of the Catholic Church.

The taxes given in church by my people go straight to Rome.

I need to finance wars against France.

A new lady at court, Anne Boleyn, has stolen my heart.

Anne refuses to let me be with her unless we are married.

I have promised Anne I will marry her.

I am very expensive and my new house, Hampton Court, needs to be refurnished.

My wife, Catherine of Aragon, is too old to have more children and I only have a daughter.

I need a son to carry on the Tudor name.

Protestant ideas are spreading quickly. They want to reform the church.

Pope Leo X refuses to grant me an annulment (divorce) from Catherine.

I married my brother's widow; the Bible said you shouldn't.

Organize these options into the right categories

Religion

Power

Money

Love

How did Henry solve his problems?

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Thomas Cromwell, Henry’s
most trusted advisor, dealt
with the problem of Pope
Leo X not allowing Henry
an annulment. Cromwell
persuaded Parliament to
pass the Act of
Supremacy in 1534. This
made Henry the Supreme
Head of the Church of
England. This ended the
Pope’s authority over the
church in England.

Those people who
opposed Henry taking
over the church in
England were killed.
These included
important people like
Sir Thomas More, who
had been a close
friend of Henry’s.
Bishop Fisher, a
supporter of Catherine
of Aragon, was also
killed, along with many
monks and priests.

Multiple Select

The Act of Supremacy made Henry the Supreme Head of the Church. Which problems did this solve? (Choose all correct answers).

• He could get his divorce from Catherine.

• The taxes would no longer go to Rome, but to Henry.

• Henry could build lots of palaces.

• Henry could have lots of sons.

Multiple Select

The people who opposed Henry taking over the church were killed. Which of Henry's problems would this solve?

• Henry could fight his war with France.

• Protestant ideas could now be used in England and Wales.

• The church in England and Wales could be reformed.

• Henry could refurbish Hampton Court.

How did Henry solve his problems?

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As Henry was head of the
Church

of

England,

he

gave himself an annulment
from Catherine of Aragon

and married Anne Boleyn.
He married her in January

1533 and she was crowned
queen five months later,

one

month

after

his

marriage to Catherine was

officially ended.

Between

1536

and

1539, Henry had all

the monasteries shut
down. This was known

as the Dissolution of
the Monasteries. He

took their gold and
silver and sold off their

lands.

Drag and Drop

Henry married Anne ​

Placeholder

in January 1533 and she was crowned ​

Placeholder

five months later. This solved Henry's problem of wanting a new ​

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who he hoped would give him a ​

Placeholder

. ​

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Boleyn

queen

wife

son

Multiple Select

Henry closed all the monasteries (the Dissolution of the monasteries) and took all their riches. What problems did this solve?

• It made Henry rich.

• Henry could now have a divorce.

• Henry could pay for his wars.

• Henry could pay for his palaces to be refurbished.

Plenary

On a scale of 1-10, how

powerful do you think King

Henry VIII was by 1539?

Give reasons for your answer

by thinking about how he

solved his problems.

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Poll

How powerful do you think Henry was by 1539?

• Not very powerful.

  (1 - 2)

• He had some power.

  (3 - 5)

• He was fairly powerful.

  (6-8)

• He was very powerful.

  (9-10)