English rebel barons forced King John, their detested monarch, to sign the Magna Carta in1215, a landmark agreement that outlined fundamental liberties for all people. However, only a few months after signing the great charter, the King broke his word and gathered a mercenary army on the south coast of England in order to retake control of the barons and the kingdom. The formidable Rochester castle stood in his way, a landmark that would come to symbolize the rebel's monumental fight for justice and liberty..
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English rebel barons forced King John, their detested monarch, to sign the Magna Carta in1215, a landmark agreement that outlined fundamental liberties for all people. However, only a few months after signing the great charter, the King broke his word and gathered a mercenary army on the south coast of England in order to retake control of the barons and the kingdom. The formidable Rochester castle stood in his way, a landmark that would come to symbolize the rebel's monumental fight for justice and liberty..
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