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e. Magna Carta Libertatum (Medieval Latin for "Great Charter of Freedoms"), commonly called Magna Carta or sometimes Magna Charta ("Great Charter"), [a] is a royal charter [4][5] of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. [b] First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Stephen Langton ...
ISBN. 978-0340824740. 1215: The Year of Magna Carta is a historical documentation of life in Medieval England written by author and journalist Danny Danziger and emeritus professor of history at the London School of Economics John Gillingham. It was originally published in 2003 by Hodder & Stoughton, a division of Hodder Headline.
In exchange, the barons renewed their fealty to King John on 19 July 1215. A formal document to record the agreement was drafted by the royal chancery on 15 July; this was the original Magna Carta. "The law of the land" is one of the great watchwords of Magna Carta by standing in opposition to the King's mere will.
Magna Carta of Chester. Magna Carta of Chester, or Cheshire, was a charter of rights issued in 1215 in the style of Magna Carta. [1] The charter is primarily concerned with the relationship between the Earl of Chester and his barons, though the final clause states that the barons must allow similar concessions to their own tenants.
The Charter of Liberties, also called the Coronation Charter, or Statutes of the Realm, was a written proclamation by Henry I of England, issued upon his accession to the throne in 1100. It sought to bind the King to certain laws regarding the treatment of nobles, church officials, and individuals. The nineteenth-century historians Frederick ...
Magna Carta: The True Story Behind the Charter. Magna Carta: The True Story Behind the Charter is a book by historian David Starkey. It was published in 2015 by Hodder & Stoughton. The book tells the story of the writing of the royal charter of rights Magna Carta. Starkey writes about its background, its history and what he believes is so great ...
Interpretations of Magna Carta and the role of the rebel barons in 1215 have been significantly revised: Although the charter's symbolic, constitutional value for later generations is unquestionable, in the context of John's reign, most historians now consider it a failed peace agreement between "partisan" factions. [250]
James Holt (historian) Sir James Clarke Holt FBA FRHistS (26 April 1922 – 9 April 2014), also known as J. C. Holt and Jim Holt, was an English medieval historian, known particularly for his work on Magna Carta. He was the third Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, serving between 1981 and 1988. [ 4]