HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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It weakened feudalism by limiting the king’s power and gave individuals more rights.
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It strengthened feudalism by increasing the king’s power and gave individuals less rights.
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Feudalism remained the same as it had always been.
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The Magna Carta had no effect at all on feudalism.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Magna Carta survived to become a “sacred text, ‘’ but in practice did not limit the power of kings in the medieval period. Instead, it paved the way for later constitutional documents, including the Constitution of the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -The continuing importance of Magna Carta as a source of liberty is well established. One of the key provisions in the 1215 Charter was that imprisonment should not occur without due legal process. This also established the idea of trial by jury.
Detailed explanation-4: -Very few clauses in Magna Carta dealt directly with the villeins – unfree peasants who formed most of the population. They were bound to their lord in a restrictive tie which they were not free to break.