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In June 1215, the Magna Carta was signed between the barons of Medieval England and the King John.
"Magna Carta" is Latin and means "
Great Charter
".
Magna Carta is one of the most celebrated documents in English
history, regarded as the cornerstone of English liberty, law and democracy, and its legacy has been its enduring
worldwide influence. It was written in Latin, the language of all official documents of the period, on a single skin of
vellum (calfskin). It consists of 63 clauses written on 76 tightly packed lines, written with the standard medieval
time and space-saving abbreviations. The critical importance of the charter is that it imposed for the first time
detailed written constraints on royal authority in the fields of taxation, feudal rights and justice, and limited unjust
and arbitrary behaviour by the king. Magna Carta has become an icon for freedom and democracy throughout the
world. The other surviving copies are held by the British Library and Lincoln Cathedral.
The 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta 1215 will be do in 2015...
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