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The '''Great Charter''' was a formal record of an agreement between King [[John Lackland|John]] of England and a rebellious group of [[baron]]s, sealed on 15 June 1215, at Runneymede meadow, outside Windsor. |
The '''Magna Carta''' or '''Great Charter''' was a formal record of an agreement between [[King]] [[John Lackland|John]] of [[England]] and a rebellious group of [[baron]]s, sealed on 15 June 1215, at Runneymede meadow, outside Windsor. |
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Four copies remain of a series sent out to [[sheriff]]s for public dissemination. |
Four copies remain of a series sent out to [[sheriff]]s for public dissemination. |
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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 12 November 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 own 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 |
Most of the content of the Charter is very specific to [[13th century]] conditions in England -- reduction of unpopular [[tax]]es, grants of liberties to [[baron]]s 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"''. |
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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"''. |
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Revision as of 09:30, 18 January 2005
The Magna Carta or 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 12 November 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 own 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".
