Magna carta

JOHN, by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou, to his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, justices

The 13th-century pact inspired the U.S. Founding Fathers as they wrote the documents that would shape the nation.

The historical Magna Carta document is now available as a FREE PDF. A landmark of judicial history, it's one of the most significant constitutional documents of all time, impacting governments across the globe. Download it now!

We have just acquired an early edition of the Magna Carta , printed in 1556 by the famous London legal publisher Richard Tottell . Like many...

English Royalty. He received a place in history for being the King of England from 1199 to 1216. John was the son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and the youngest brother of Richard the Lionheart. He married twice, with the first being a political move to a distant cousin, Isabel of Gloucester; this was annulled....

Magna Carta

This panel features the shields of the twenty five feudal Barons who came together in 1215 at Runnymede to force King John to accept a document, the Magna Carta, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their rights.

Happy Magna Carta Day! Join the National Archives today for all-day events on the Great Charter's 800th anniversary, June 15.

Great for European history teachers, this printable document provides the text for the Magna Carta, which was originally signed in Medieval England in 1215. Free to download and print

Magna Carta- The great Charter approved by king john, of england in 1215; it limited power and established certain rights of english freeman.

This is a detailed and meticulous edition of Magna Carta with each clause in the original Latin, followed by an English translation and heavily annotated by the editor.

I broke down and had my copy of James Anderson’s Royal Genealogies (second printing, 1735) rebacked five years ago, but told the binder to retain the interesting bookplate which was there whe…

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RICHARD deCLARE, 3rd Earl of Hertford 1153-1218 son of Roger de Clare and Maud de St Hilary . He was present at the coronations of King Richard I at Westminster and King John also present at the homeage of King William of Scotland. He sided with the Barons against King John, though he had previously sworn peace with the King at Northampton, and his castle of Tonbridge was taken. He played leading part in the negotiations for Magna Carta, being one of the twenty five sureties. 24th G…

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