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| John (1199 - 1216) |
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1199 | Feb |  Teutonic Knights
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| | The Order of the Teutonic Knights is approved by Pope Innocent III.
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1206 | Dec | The Pope chooses Stephen Langton for Canterbury
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| | Although the monks of Canterbury wanted their own sub-prior for the post of Archbishop and King John wanted John de Gray, Pope Innocent III chose Stephen Langton. Langton was originally from Lincolnshire but after teaching in Paris had moved to Rome where he had become a Cardinal. The monks of Canterbury accepted the Pope's decision and voted Langton in as the new Archbishop. King John did not agree. |
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1207 | | Stephen Langton becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
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| | Stephen Langton was chosen as Archbishop of Canterbury by Pope Innocent III. |
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1209 | Nov | John excommunicated by the Pope
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| | King John is excommunicated by Pope Innocent III. |
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1211 | Summer | Excommunication served
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| | In Northampton the Papal legate Pandulf served King John with his excommunication ordered by the Pope. For John this was a serious blow to his ability to rule the country as it absolved the King's subjects from their oaths of alliegence, gave the Barons reason to revolt and allowed the King of France to invade England to remove John from power. |
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1212 | Nov | John accepts Pope's demands
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| | Taking the advice of William Marshal John accepted the demands of the Pope and that Stephen Langton should become Archbishop. A peace mission was also sent to the Pope. |
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1213 | Jul | Excommunication lifted
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| | When King John agreed to meet Stephen Langton at Winchester he was absolved from excommunication. |
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| Sep 26 | Pope's envoy arives in England
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| | Cardinal Nicholas De Romanis arrived in England to prepare for the settlement of the Interdict. John's punishment was to pay 100,000 marks to compensate the church for the losses he had caused it. |
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1214 | Jun 29 | Interdict lifted
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| | At St. Paul's Cathedral, in London, the Interdict was finally lifted. |
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1215 | Mar 4 | John takes oath for Crusade
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| | Hoping to gain the support of the Pope against the Barons, John took the oath to go on Crusade. |
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| Apr 1 | Pope sides with John
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| | Pope Innocent III sent a letter to the Barons asking them to halt their actions against John. |
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| Aug 24 | The Magna Carta is annulled
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| | Pope Innocent III annulled the Magna Carta freeing King John from its limitations. The Pope annulled the charter on the grounds that the King only signed it because he was forced to and that the document was illegal. The Pope was prepared to support John against the rebel barons because he wanted him to take a key role in a new crusade. |
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| Henry III (1216 - 1272) |
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1216 | Jul 18 | Honorius III elected as the new Pope
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| | Pope Innocent III died on July 16 and two days later in Rome the cardinals elected Honorius III as the Pope. |
