Magna Carta
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Magna Carta - The National Archives
Magna Carta is called the most important document in history. So important that people still call upon it 800 years later. But where did it come from and why did people die for it? Jump into the 13th century and decide for yourself why Magna Carta keeps coming back.
Magna Carta - The National Archives
Magna Carta is called the most important document in history. So important that people still call upon it 800 years later. But where did it come from and why did people die for it? Jump into the 13th century and decide for yourself why Magna Carta keeps coming back.
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The Magna Carta, the first written constitution in June 1215. It set limits on the powers of the king, laid out feudal obligations of barons, confirmed liberties of the Church and granted rights to all free men of the realm and their heirs forever. It is a remarkable document and it remains the first recorded written declaration of constitutional law. It is the basis of many laws still in force today in England and Wales.
