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The Charter was annulled by [[Pope]] Innocent III. |
The Charter was annulled by [[Pope]] Innocent III. |
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On November 12 1216 the Charter was re-issued in the name of the 9-year-old [[Henry III]] by his [[regent]]s, with certain clauses omitted. The following year they again re-issued it, and in 1225 Henry himself (by then 18 and governing in his sown right) reissued a slightly shorter version, which, reissued again in 1297 by Henry's |
On November 12 1216 the Charter was re-issued in the name of the 9-year-old [[Henry III]] by his [[regent]]s, with certain clauses omitted. The following year they again re-issued it, and in 1225 Henry himself (by then 18 and governing in his sown right) reissued a slightly shorter version, which, reissued again in 1297 by Henry's son and heir [[Edward I]], has since become a settled part of English legal precedent. |
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Most of the content of the '''Charter''' is very specific to 13th century conditions in England -- reduction of unpopular taxes, grants of liberties to [[baron]]s and to the [[Church]]. |
Most of the content of the '''Charter''' is very specific to 13th century conditions in England -- reduction of unpopular taxes, grants of liberties to [[baron]]s and to the [[Church]]. |
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Revision as of 20:35, 17 January 2005
The Great Charter was a formal record of an agreement between King John of England and a rebellious group of barons, sealed on 15 June 1215, at Runneymede meadow, outside Windsor. Four copies remain of a series sent out to sheriffs for public dissemination. The Charter was annulled by Pope Innocent III.
On November 12 1216 the Charter was re-issued in the name of the 9-year-old Henry III by his regents, with certain clauses omitted. The following year they again re-issued it, and in 1225 Henry himself (by then 18 and governing in his sown right) reissued a slightly shorter version, which, reissued again in 1297 by Henry's son and heir Edward I, has since become a settled part of English legal precedent.
Most of the content of the Charter is very specific to 13th century conditions in England -- reduction of unpopular taxes, grants of liberties to barons and to the Church. Only 3 articles remain in force, of which the chiefest is that which "guarantees" that "no free man" be punished "except by legal judgement of his peers".
