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  2. Magna Carta - Wikipedia

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    Magna Carta Cotton MS. Augustus II. 106, one of four surviving exemplifications of the 1215 text Created 1215 ; 810 years ago (1215) Location Two at the British Library ; one each in Lincoln Castle and in Salisbury Cathedral Author(s) John, King of England His barons Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury Purpose Peace treaty Full text Magna Carta at Wikisource Part of the Politics series ...

  3. Bill of Rights 1689 - Wikipedia

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    Full text; Bill of Rights 1689 ... starting with Magna Carta in 1215. It also has international significance, as it was a model for the US Bill of Rights 1789, and ...

  4. Charter of Liberties - Wikipedia

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    The text of this charter has been lost to history. ... The Charter of Liberties was a precedent for Magna Carta (Great Charter) of 1215, at the end of the reign of ...

  5. Magna Carta of Chester - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Civil liberties in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Bill of Rights 1689 secured the supremacy of Parliament over the King, laying the foundations of representative democracy.. Magna Carta (1215), supported what became the writ of habeas corpus, trial by one's peers, representation of nobility for taxation, and a ban on retroactive punishment.

  7. First Barons' War - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Stephen Langton - Wikipedia

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    Stephen Langton (c. 1150 – 9 July 1228) was an English cardinal of the Catholic Church and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1207 until his death in 1228. The dispute between King John of England and Pope Innocent III over his election was a major factor in the crisis which produced the Magna Carta in 1215.

  9. United Kingdom constitutional law - Wikipedia

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    In 1215, Magna Carta required the King to call "common counsel" or Parliament, hold courts in a fixed place, guarantee fair trials, guarantee free movement of people, free the church from the state, and it enshrined the rights of "common" people to use the land. [2]