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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. Statutes of Mortmain - Wikipedia

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    But King John, the original signatory of Magna Carta, died the following year, and his son, Henry III, did not enforce the proscriptions and, to the contrary, showed great deference to the Church. Henry's son, Edward I, desired to re-establish the precedent set by the 1215 and 1217 issues of Magna Carta. The Statutes of Mortmain thus provided ...

  4. Bill of Rights 1689 - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, the Bill is considered a basic document of the uncodified British constitution, along with Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, the Habeas Corpus Act 1679 and the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949. A separate but similar document, the Claim of Right Act 1689, applies in Scotland.

  5. List of Latin phrases (M) - Wikipedia

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    Magna Carta: Great Charter: Set of documents from 1215 between Pope Innocent III, King John of England, and English barons. magna cum laude: with great praise: Common Latin honor, above cum laude and below summa cum laude: magna di curant, parva neglegunt: The gods care about great matters, but they neglect small ones: Cicero, De Natura Deorum ...

  6. Category:Magna Carta - Wikipedia

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  8. Provisions of Oxford - Wikipedia

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    Like the earlier Magna Carta, the Provisions of Oxford demonstrated the ability of the barons to press their concerns in opposition to the English monarchy. [1] Henry's failure to abide by the reforms sparked the Second Barons' War , which ended with Henry's victory and the restoration of royal authority.

  9. Endangered Species Act of 1973 - Wikipedia

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    Sample of linked documents available on the "Species with Recovery Plans" page of the Interior Department ECOS website. [56] A key provision of the 1973 Act was that "preventing extinction" would no longer be sufficient. Rather, "recovery" of listed species, such that "delisting" could ensue, became a stated goal.