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JOHN: A GOOD KING OR BAD KING? L. O • • • To explain what made John a good or bad King. To examine interpretations about King John To judge whether John was a good or a bad King.

HORRIBLE HISTORIES Watch the video about King John. Identify as many points as you can about from the video about the mistakes John made as King of England. Record them on the section of your worksheet titled “What mistakes did John make as King of England? “ http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ri. UWu. Tp. Zf. Z 0 All will pick out 2 points about the mistakes John made. Most will pick out 3 points about the mistakes John made. Some will pick out 4 or more points about the mistakes John made.

PROBLEM NUMBER 1 – THE POPE He quarrelled with the Pope about how to run the Church. From 1208 until 1213, the Pope banned all church services in England English people feared that they would all go to HELL! Some Church leaders blamed John for the trouble.

PROBLEM NUMBER 2 - WARS John went to war twice against the French king. By 1204 he had lost Normandy, Anjou, Maine and Touraine. His army was badly beaten both times by the skilful French king, Philip. It was embarrassment to John!

PROBLEM NUMBER 3 – THE BARONS John raised taxes in England to pay for the wars. This upset his BARONS! He ordered them to pay far more tax than earlier kings had done! Finally the Barons had enough, they were ready to rebel against John.

PROGRESS CHECK KING JOHN’S PROBLEMS You have just read about the disasters in John’s reign, Wars, the Barons and the Pope. Use your pyramid to place into order John’s most serious problems. 2. Explain your reasons for your most important choice. Extension 1. Explain your reasons for your least important choice. 1. Wars The Barons The Pope

WHAT IS AN INTERPRETATION?

WHAT IS AN INTERPRETATION? When you looked at the image on the last slide, you might have seen a black candlestick on a white background, or two white faces on a black background. Both ‘interpretations’ are correct, it just depends on the way you look at it. � In a similar way, King John’s actions can be seen in positive or negative ways. They have been interpreted differently by different historians. � Today we are going to look at some different interpretations of King John, and then examine source evidence to decide whether John is really as bad as many people have made him out to be. �

PRINCE JOHN – A DISNEY INTERPRETATION � http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=t. TNe_u. J 4 cn U

SOURCE ANALYSIS 20 minutes You are going analyse a set of interpretations about King John that will allow you to decide what sort of person he was. For each source that you use: I) III) Write down what source it is. Describe what it tells you about King John as a person. Using what you know say whether it makes him a good or bad King. Each source is colour coded depending on its difficulty. • Level 4 pupils should manage to complete at least one source from each section and a minimum of 5. • Level 5 pupils should attempt some or all of the amber sources and complete 6 sources. • Level 5 -6 pupils will challenge themselves further by attempting all the red sources and finish 7 or

WAS KING JOHN A GOOD OR BAD KING? � It’s now time to make your own decision about King John. � Use the writing frame and instructions to structure a detailed answer about King John. � On the back of your writing frame there is a success criteria to help you achieve the best level you possibly can. 15 minutes

PLENARY 1. Write down and whether John was a bad King or not. 2. Be ready to give an explanation for your decision. 5 minutes