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Magna Carta
[mag-nuh kahr-tuh]
noun
the “great charter” of English liberties, forced from King John by the English barons and sealed at Runnymede, June 15, 1215.
any fundamental constitution or law guaranteeing rights and liberties.
Magna Carta
/ ˈmæɡnə ˈkɑːtə /
noun
English history the charter granted by King John at Runnymede in 1215, recognizing the rights and privileges of the barons, church, and freemen
Magna Carta
A list of rights and privileges that King John of England signed under pressure from English noblemen in 1215. It established the principles that the king could not levy taxes without consent of his legislature, or parliament, and that no free man in England could be deprived of liberty or property except through a trial or other legal process.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Magna Carta1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Magna Carta1
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A manuscript once considered an unofficial "copy" of the Magna Carta is now believed to be a genuine version and ''one of the world's most valuable documents'', according to UK academics.
He also sold the Magna Carta, James Naismith’s original rules of basketball, a 1776 copy of the Declaration of Independence found behind a $4 flea-market painting, and the world’s most expensive book, stamp and coin.
Two women in their 80s have been charged with criminal damage after the glass around the Magna Carta was targeted at the British Library.
“The Magna Carta is rightly revered, being of great importance to our history, to our freedoms and to our laws,” Parfitt said.
Two Just Stop Oil protesters have been arrested after smashing the case around the Magna Carta at the British Library.
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The Magna Carta is an English “great charter” that was signed into law by King John on June 15, 1215.Some of the best-known concepts outlined in the Magna Carta include making the monarch subject to the rule of law, basic rights held by citizens (or “free men”), and the social contract between ruler and subjects.
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