800 years ago today King John and his barons signed the Magna Carta in a bid to build peace. The document was originally written by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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| Signing of the Magna Carta. (google image search) |
Over time we have attached a lot of 'stuff' to the Magna Carta; however, here is what it was supposed to do (of course it was fought over quiet a bit as interpretations varied)
- protect church rights
- protection of barons from illegal imprisonment,
- access to swift justice, and
- limitations on taxes to the Crown, taxes, or feudal payments, were to be approved by a Council of the barons advising the King.
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| Original Magna Carta, (google images search) |
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