IS IT FAIR THAT KING JOHN HAS SUCH A BAD REPUTATION?
a. Why does he have a bad reputation? (1 lesson) b. What evidence is there that he was a bad king? (1 lesson) c. How does John compare to other Medieval kings? (1 lesson) d. Have people throughout history always thought the same things about King John? (1 lesson) e. Should John be remembered as a 'bad king'? (1 lesson)
The Story of King John
What evidence can we find to support the view that King John was a bad king?
This documentary gives a very negative view of King John.
Read through the information in the card sorts below. Make a list of all of the evidence that you can find to support the view that John was a bad king.
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Is there any evidence to challenge the view that JOhn was a bad king?
Read back through the evidence above and see if you can find evidence that John was a good king. Make a list in your book of all of the evidence that you can find.
Why has John's reputation changed so much over time?
1. Why do you think people have had different views about King John?
ii. His attitude towards the barons.
iii. Losing land in France.
iv. Arguments with the church.
v. His affairs with other women.
- Recap: What did people write about John just after his reign?
- Do you think those views have changed since then? Why?
- How does the era that a person lives in affect how they may think about John?
- Look at the features of the Tudor era on the following sheet. Discuss whether each of these feature were present during the time of John e.g. did people think that way in John's time? Did similar things happen between 1299 & 1216?
- Do the same for the Victorian era.
- Now fill in the following sheet noting down what you think people during these eras would have felt about King John concerning
ii. His attitude towards the barons.
iii. Losing land in France.
iv. Arguments with the church.
v. His affairs with other women.
Read through the document below and draw a timeline of John's reputation.
When was did he enjoy his best reputation?
When did he have his worst reputation?
When was did he enjoy his best reputation?
When did he have his worst reputation?
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3. HOW HAVE HISTORIAN VIEWED KING JOHN FROM THE TUDORS THROUGH TOP MODERN DAY?
OPEN UP THIS JIGSAW. MATCH UP EACH OF THE ERAS (TUDORS, VICTORIANS, 1950'S-60S AND THE 1980S-90S) WITH A PICTURE, A DESCRIPTION, QUOTE AND REASON WHY HISTORIANS HAVE VIEWED JOHN A CERTAIN WAY MAKE A LIST OF THE DIFFERENT REASONS WHY VIEWS HAVE CHANGED ABOUT JOHN SINCE HIS REIGN.
OPEN UP THIS JIGSAW. MATCH UP EACH OF THE ERAS (TUDORS, VICTORIANS, 1950'S-60S AND THE 1980S-90S) WITH A PICTURE, A DESCRIPTION, QUOTE AND REASON WHY HISTORIANS HAVE VIEWED JOHN A CERTAIN WAY MAKE A LIST OF THE DIFFERENT REASONS WHY VIEWS HAVE CHANGED ABOUT JOHN SINCE HIS REIGN.
OPVL - how do we work out how valuable a piece of evidence is?
Source Evaluation TAsk
Read sources A - E in the document above. What are the values and limitations of each of the sources?
Answer all of the questions for each of the sources.
Answer all of the questions for each of the sources.
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