HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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It gave the church power over the government.
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It removed all churches from England.
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Churches could no longer be interfered with by the government.
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It took away all the land owned by churches.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Among them was the right of the church to be free from governmental interference, the rights of all free citizens to own and inherit property and to be protected from excessive taxes.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did the Magna Carta impact the King’s influence on the church? The King could not interfere with church matters, especially in the election of the bishops.
Detailed explanation-3: -Today Magna Carta has become a world-class brand, representing human rights, democracy and free speech – despite the fact that the original document makes no mention of these principles.
Detailed explanation-4: -It facilitated the spread of the common law and made justice less open to bargaining or bribery. It gave the gentry concessions they could exploit to make the running of local government more acceptable. Above all it asserted a fundamental principle: the king was subject to the law, the law Magna Carta had made.
Detailed explanation-5: -It established the principle that all people, including the king, had rights and responsibilities under the law . Prior to the Magna Carta, King John had absolute power as a feudal monarch .