Less famous than its 1215 predecessor, the Magna Carta of 1225 held the true power.

The product of a struggle between King John and his barons, it was sealed on the bank of the Thames 800 years ago, on June 15, 1215. But in a sense, the most valuable thing about Magna Carta is ...

A significant event in history is being replayed in our time. The Magna Carta was a landmark English document establishing ...

Russell Sach The Salisbury copy of Magna Carta is believed to be the best preserved of the 1215 copies Millions of tourists have visited Salisbury to view Magna Carta, which established the right ...

Three of the most important documents in English legal history have gone on display together at Lincoln Castle.The exhibition includes the Magna Carta, dating from 1215; the Charter of the Forest from ...

And on 15 June, 1215, they met the king at Runnymede, by the Thames in Surrey, and demanded he sign a peace treaty Magna Carta. John agreed, and for the first time the principle was established ...

saying it “is considered the ‘Magna Carta’ of the Church’s thinking on migration.” The “Great Charter,” drafted by an archbishop and agreed to by King John in 1215, set forth the ...

To try to keep the peace with rebellious barons and landowners, King John agreed to the Magna Carta in 1215. It was the first written document that established the rule of law and limited the king ...