The Magna Carta by Anonymous
"The Magna Carta" by Anonymous is a royal charter sealed in 1215. When rebel barons forced King John of England to limit royal power and protect their rights, they created a document that would become one of history's most influential legal texts. Though initially annulled and historically misunderstood, this medieval agreement between monarch and nobility evolved into a powerful symbol of liberty, shaping constitutional thought across centuries and continents, from England's Parliament
to America's founding documents. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Anonymous |
|---|---|
| Title | The Magna Carta |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta |
| Credits | Michael Hart |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 49.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | JN: Political science: Political inst. and pub. Admin.: Europe |
| LoC Class | KD: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence: United Kingdom and Ireland |
| Subject | Magna Carta |
| Subject | Constitutional history -- England -- Sources |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 10000 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1440 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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