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Dan Jones

Magna Carta

On a summer's day in 1215 a beleaguered English monarch met a group of disgruntled barons in a meadow by the river Thames named Runnymede. Beset by foreign crisis and domestic rebellion, King John was fast running out of options. On 15 June he reluctantly agreed to fix his regal seal to a document that would change the world.
A milestone in the development of constitutional politics and the rule of law, the 'Great Charter' established an Englishman's right to Habeas Corpus and set limits to the exercise of royal power. For the first time a group of subjects had forced an English king to agree to a document that limited his powers by law and protected their rights.
Dan Jones's elegant and authoritative narrative of the making and legacy of Magna Carta is amplified by profiles of the barons who secured it and a full text of the charter in both Latin and English.
228 printed pages
Copyright owner
Head of Zeus
Publication year
2014
Publisher
Head of Zeus
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  • Alesi Mshared an impression3 years ago
    💡Learnt A Lot

    Buen libro, te lleva a través de la creación de uno de los documentos más conocidos e importantes de la historia.

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