In 1220 the fortunes of King Henry III's government began to improve. Following a second coronation to affirm the authority of the King, Henry promised to restore the powers of the Crown and the barons agreed to give back the royal castles and pay their debts to the Crown. In exchange for agreeing to support Henry, the barons demanded that the King reissue the Magna Carta of his own "spontaneous and free will" and confirmed them with the royal seal, giving the new Great Charter of 1225 more authority than previous bishops threatened excommunication against all who opposed the Cha
In 1220 the fortunes of King Henry III's government began to improve. Following a second coronation to affirm the authority of the King, Henry promised to restore the powers of the Crown and the barons agreed to give back the royal castles and pay their debts to the Crown. In exchange for agreeing to support Henry, the barons demanded that the King reissue the Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest. This time the King declared that the charters were issued of his own "spontaneous and free will" and confirmed them with the royal seal, giving the new Great Charter and the Charter of the Forest of 1225 much more authority than any previous versions. The bishops threatened excommunication against all who opposed the Charter.
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