HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Constitution
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Bill of Rights
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Magna Carta
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Rule of Law
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Detailed explanation-1: -Magna Carta, or “Great Charter, ‘’ signed by the King of England in 1215, was a turning point in human rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Magna Carta (“Great Charter”) is a document guaranteeing English political liberties that was drafted at Runnymede, a meadow by the River Thames, and signed by King John on June 15, 1215, under pressure from his rebellious barons.
Detailed explanation-3: -Magna Carta This document guarantees Barons their ancient rights: No new taxes unless a common counsel agrees. All free men have the right to justice and a fair trial with a jury. The Monarch doesn’t have absolute power.
Detailed explanation-4: -On June 15, 1215, John met the barons at Runnymede on the Thames and set his seal to the Articles of the Barons, which after minor revision was formally issued as Magna Carta.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Petition to the King was a petition sent to King George III by the First Continental Congress in 1774, calling for the repeal of the Intolerable Acts. The King’s rejection of the Petition, was one of the causes of the later United States Declaration of Independence and American Revolutionary War.
Detailed explanation-6: -In 1215 Magna Carta was a peace treaty between the King and the rebel barons.