Magna Carta
Magna Carta Libertatum, commonly called Magna Carta or sometimes Magna Charta, is a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. Wikipedia
Originally published: 1215
Authors: John Lackland and Stephen Langton
Location: Two at the British Library; one each in Lincoln Castle and in Salisbury Cathedral
Purpose: Peace treaty
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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.
Magna Carta also guaranteed due process of law, freedom from arbitrary imprisonment, trial by a jury of peers, and other fundamental rights that inspired and ...