John imposed high taxes on his nobles and seized land from them in order to help fund the Crusades overseas. His nobles revolted against him, which resulted in the signing of the Magna Carta.
curse everyone who just says yes or no, history is a matter of opinion not fact. in my opinion he was a good king but if an other person was to come they would say otherwise. he was a good king...
John wasn't a bad king... he just wasn't the best off 'em all! He made everyone pay extremely high taxes and chucked all of the monks out, including the blind and crippled. John fell out with the...
He claimed the throne based on the fact that he was closer in generations to the last king. According to laws now, his nephew Arthur of Brittany should have succeeded, since he was the son of John's...