Who signed the Magna Carta and, being pressured by the the pope, and accused of killing a bishop, had no other choice than to offer the crown to the pope and become a hired hand sitting in stead on the same throne against a payment of 4000 gold pounds.
The choice he had was:
go against the pope and he and the English people would be excommunicated. Meaning, the whole Catholic world would descent upon England, making a crusade to wipe him and the English people out. This would not only halt all trade (from Flanders to Novgorod; See: Hanse League), but would also unite the Holy Roman Emperor and France and the Scotts against England. Quite a pickle.
pass on the crown to the pope and become a vassal to the pope while renouncing the Magna Carta.
Who signed the Magna Carta and, being pressured by the the pope, and accused of killing a bishop, had no other choice than to offer the crown to the pope and become a hired hand sitting in stead on the same throne against a payment of 4000 gold pounds.
The choice he had was:
go against the pope and he and the English people would be excommunicated. Meaning, the whole Catholic world would descent upon England, making a crusade to wipe him and the English people out. This would not only halt all trade (from Flanders to Novgorod; See: Hanse League), but would also unite the Holy Roman Emperor and France and the Scotts against England. Quite a pickle.
pass on the crown to the pope and become a vassal to the pope while renouncing the Magna Carta.
He choose the latter.