Why was Stephen Langton consecrated by the pope in 1207?
The two candidates sent from England were invalid
He was the best man for the position
Langton supported the Papacy, and believed in church rights over secular. Innocent believed that he could help in gain authority over John
When was England placed under interdict by Innocent III?
March 1208
November 1209
1199
Why did Innocent place England under interdict
John refused to accept Langton as archbishop
John refused to accept the terms Innocent was introducing concerning the English Church
Innocent was keen to exert his power and try to establish over authority over John
John was excommunicated in March 1209 due to his continued disobedience and behaviour during the interdict placed on England a year earlier
State THREE reasons why John reconciled with the Pope in 1213
Threatened by invasion from Philip Augustus
Unrest from barons - suspected a possible rebellion
Felt constrained by the interdict/excommunications
Wanted to recapture his lost lands
Couldn't handle his lands therefore making them into papal fiefs took pressure off his responsibilities
Was tired of bickering with the papacy and Langton. Finally decided to accept the new archbishop
The reconciliation with the papacy is arguably a humiliation for John
John didn't gain at all from the 1213 reconciliation
Which three of the below were terms of the 1213 reconciliation
Accept new rules concerning church and state proposed by Langton
Interdict and Excommunication lifted
Giving John's lands to Innocent as papal fiefs
Restore all church property and pay compensation of 10 000 marks
Allow barons to renounce their oaths of loyalty, seen as though they had no obligations to obey the King after he had been excommunicated
Promise not to attempt to recapture his lands oversees, as Innocent was close to Philip Augustus