Magna carta The four surviving original copies of Magna Cart.pptx

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1. Magna Carta (1215) Agreed between King John and his barons at Runnymede, as the first document to limit the power of the monarchy and assert the certain liberties granted to free men, the medieval Great Charter of 1215 is considered the foundation of English common law.

2. Magna Carta (Latin for Great Charter), also called Magna Carta Libertatum or The Great Charter of the Liberties of England, was originally issued in Latin in June 1215. It was sealed under oath by King John at Runnymede, on the banks of the River Thames near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.

3. At the time he issued it, the charter was intended to promote peace between the king and his powerful barons, yet it provoked war instead.

4. In fact, it was legally valid for barely three months and its terms were never fully executed; yet it was issued several times in different forms during the 13th century.

5. Nevertheless, Magna Carta was the first document forced onto a king of England by a group of his subjects, in an attempt to limit royal powers by law and protect the subjects’ feudal rights

6. The charter has over 60 clauses, covering many areas of the nation’s life, including the right to a fair trial.

7. The four surviving original copies of Magna Carta (two held at the British Library in London, one at Salisbury Cathedral and one at Lincoln Cathedral) were displayed together for the first time in 2015, marking the document’s 800th anniversary.