WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. It sought to prevent the king from exploiting his power, and placed limits of royal authority by establishing law as a power in itself.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Magna Carta marked the first-ever English document to control the power of kings and outlined a government that functioned with the public’s consent. Concluding a civil war in 1215, the agreement was struck between Britain’s King John and barons who wanted to curtail the monarchy’s power.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term “Magna Carta” means “Great Charter."

Detailed explanation-4: -The Magna Carta, or Great Charter, was created in 1215. It was the first document in English jurisprudence to state the monarch was not above the law and it became the basis for freedom, democracy and rule of law in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, including Canada.

Detailed explanation-5: -(1) First, that we have granted to God, and by this charter have confirmed for evermore, that the English Church shall be free, and shall have its rights undiminished, and its liberties unimpaired.