Middle+Ages+Documents

power. The document became the solution to the conflict between King John of England and his rebellious aristocrats. The aristocrats disagreed with the king raising the income taxes due to the forests. The Magna Carta helped aristocrats gain rights and protection from the king. The Magna Carta also contains the important clauses 12 and 14 which demand the king have a council of aristocrats before making final decisions. ||
 * The Magna Carta was a document that gave king limits on their