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The next major challenge faced by the monarchy was the challenge from the Barons. This was initially by a group of barons who forced the King, John, to sign Magna Carta in 1215. Read the material here and attempt the worksheets and the ranking exercises. There are a series of useful and entertaining DVDs to watch on this subject. Then you need to make your own Magna Carta for this IST. Remember we need YOU to stop evil King Carr!
Then we move on to look at how this challenge from the barons continued with the role played by Simon de Montfort in the origins of Parliament. If you want to delve a little deeper into John and other medieval monarchs, try the extension task and compare and contrast.