USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Magna Carta was sealed on 15 June 1215 by King John at the Runnymede Meadows, in the north of the Borough.

Detailed explanation-2: -When was Magna Carta first issued? The first version of it was issued in 1215 at Runnymede, an otherwise obscure field lying next to the Thames in Berkshire between Windsor and Staines. Charters granting rights and liberties to individuals and groups were issued by lords throughout society, including the king.

Detailed explanation-3: -Runnymede, borough (district) in the northwestern part of the administrative and historic county of Surrey, southeastern England. It lies to the west of London on the River Thames. The town of Addlestone is the administrative centre.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was written in Magna Carta.” On June 15, 1215, in a field at Runnymede, King John affixed his seal to Magna Carta. Confronted by 40 rebellious barons, he consented to their demands in order to avert civil war. Just 10 weeks later, Pope Innocent III nullified the agreement, and England plunged into internal war.

Detailed explanation-5: -As England marks St George’s day, TV historian David Starkey has revealed that the site where the Magna Carta was sealed at Runnymede was chosen because it was a muddy bog that prevented a battle between the king and the barons erupting.