WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1215, after King John of England violated a number of ancient laws and customs by which England had been governed, his subjects forced him to sign the Magna Carta, which enumerates what later came to be thought of as human rights.

Detailed explanation-2: -Following further discussions with the barons and clerics led by Archbishop Langton, King John granted the Charter of Liberties, subsequently known as Magna Carta, at Runnymede on 15 June 1215.

Detailed explanation-3: -So begins (in English translation) the text of Magna Carta, as agreed by King John and the barons of England on 15 June 1215.

Detailed explanation-4: -Magna Carta – Latin for ‘Great Charter’ – is one of the most celebrated documents in western history. It was the first written material to set limits on the power of an English monarch, and was intended to prevent King John from exploiting his people.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are four extant original copies of the Magna Carta of 1215. Two of them are held by the cathedral churches in which they were originally deposited-Lincoln and Salisbury-and the other two are in the British Library in London.