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Everyone Hates King John: The War of The Barons

History of Everything

History of Everything

History, Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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The First Barons' War erupted in the early 13th century, primarily due to King John's unpopular reign, characterized by heavy taxation, military failures, and disputes with the nobility. The conflict was sparked by John's refusal to adhere to the terms of the Magna Carta, which he had sealed in June 1215 in response to baronial pressure. This document aimed to limit the king's powers and protect the rights of the barons and the church. Fight me at ⁠⁠war of the barons⁠⁠ Travel to Croatia with me ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ Travel to Greece with me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Travel to Thailand with me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our sister podcast the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mystery of Everything⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠COFFEE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Submit your relatives on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:28.3

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1:29.3

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1:30.3

Welcome to what is both an epic story of Kings, Statecraft, War, and Betrayal.

1:36.8

That's what we're going to be diving in today, as well as an episode that is, look, I'll be blunt with you.

1:41.0

This is an absolute shameless plug for recruitment for the War of the Barron's Larp that my wife and I will be at from February 27 through March 1st, 2026. So pre-warning, yes, that is exactly what we were doing. I am one of the leaders of the neutral faction at this event that is a recreation of the actual 13th century War of the Barons that established the Magadakarta, which is the founding

2:01.6

document for England that we're going to be discussing here today. There's a whole bunch of

2:06.1

stuff about King John and the people who support him and the people who don't support him. But we're

2:11.4

neutral. So we insults everyone. Yeah, we'd support anyone that paid us enough. So if you were interested in

2:19.2

this and it is an absolute blast, you can join us for a weekend of fun with historical camping,

2:24.8

drinking, and a lot of fighting as hundreds of us are going to be in the woods of South Carolina

2:29.4

bashing each other in armor with foam-covered lark weapons. It is perfectly safe. I need to stress this right now. It is perfectly safe and it is fun. And that's exactly what we love doing. Now, right at the time that I am recording this, the neutral faction that I helped lead only has eight spots left. Actually, I think it's like seven or six spots. Oh, right. No, at the time I was writing research on this. Yeah, you're right, there's less.

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