“Magna Carta ” In this edition of “politics” we will take a look at one of the most influential documents in history, this document is known as the ” Magna Carta.” We shall look at its importance and what exactly it means. This past decade we have had many changes some good, some bad our nation has been desecrated by the black death, crusades have struck our country, and our king has unlawfully ruling our country for some time now. The magna Carta was written to limit the of the king and to obtain our natural rights. The Magna Carta became known as one of the first documents to ever reduce the power of a king.
Without boundaries, a ruler will abuse his power over the people. So in order for a ruler to govern a nation correctly he must have laws and boundaries to follow. The Magna Carta was the first document to start a lawful monarchy in England. The need for this document was because King John had taxed, mis-governed and neglected the peoples rights until the barons, particularly Stephan hang ton, forced him to sign the Magna Carta on June 15, 1215. The Magna Carta contained sixty-three articles covering many topics such as the rights and liberties of the church, financial concerns, royal courts and the treasury, the sharing of power between the king and barons, and the kings relationship with his subjects. The Magna Carta stated “We have also granted to all free men of our realm, on the part of ourselves and our heirs forever; all the subjoined liberties, to have and to hold, to them and to the heirs, from us and from our heirs.” This article said that people have the right to liberty at all times and the king nor any other person could take that right away.
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The Magna Carta set out a series of limitations on the power of the English kings and was taken from King John by a council of nobles, bishops and merchants at Runnymede in Berkshire on June 15 th, 1215. It has been seen as the first step in the formation of democratic power in England. The charter was outlined after intense negotiations following King John's failure to recover his lost French ...
The Magna Carta also handled with the court and justice system. It declared “To none will we sell, to none deny or delay, right or justice.” This article says that every man will be granted their trial, and no one could say otherwise. The magna Carta was certainly the “genuine article” and gave England’s people more freedom and liberty. It granted people to live peacefully, and not be bullied around by their king.
