Magna Carta
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Magna Carta, sometimes spelled Magna Charta, is a royal charter of rights sealed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Car
Cotton MS. Augustus II. 106, one of four surviving exemplifications of the 1215 text
King John on a stag hunt
A mural of Pope Innocent III, c. 1219
The Articles of the Barons, 1215, held by the British Library
First Barons' War
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The First Barons' War was a civil war in the Kingdom of England in which a group of rebellious major landowners led by Robert Fitzwalter waged war against King John. The conflict resulted from King Jo
Magna Carta
…implemented through a council of 25 barons. Neither side stood by their commitments, and the charter was annulled by Pope Innocent III, leading to the First Barons' War. After John's death, the regency government of his young son, Henry III, reissued the document in 1216, stripped of some of its more radical content…
King John of England (left) in battle with the troops of Louis of France (right)
The round tower (centre) and two square towers (left and right) of Rochester Castle.
The Second Battle of Lincoln in 1217.