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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
Cotton MS. Augustus II. 106, one of four surviving exemplifications of the 1215 text
King John on a stag hunt
King John on a stag hunt
A mural of Pope Innocent III, c. 1219
A mural of Pope Innocent III, c. 1219
The Articles of the Barons, 1215, held by the British Library
The Articles of the Barons, 1215, held by the British Library
Charter of Liberties
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The Charter of Liberties, also called the Coronation Charter, or Statutes of the Realm, was a written proclamation by Henry I of England, issued upon his accession to the throne in 1100. It sought to
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…of Canterbury, Cardinal Stephen Langton, to make peace between the unpopular king and a group of rebel barons who demanded that the King confirm the Charter of Liberties, it promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift and impartial justice, and limitations…
Henry I of England was forced to make concessions to the barons in the Charter of Liberties when he assumed the throne in 1100.
Henry I of England was forced to make concessions to the barons in the Charter of Liberties when he assumed the throne in 1100.
The Charter was issued from the Norman Chapel in the Tower of London in 1100.[citation needed]
The Charter was issued from the Norman Chapel in the Tower of London in 1100.[citation needed]
William II of England was killed in a hunting accident, allowing his brother, Henry I of England to assume the throne in 1100.
William II of England was killed in a hunting accident, allowing his brother, Henry I of England to assume the throne in 1100.
The sinking of the White Ship in 1120, drowning Henry's heir, William, effectively marked the end of the Norman era in England.
The sinking of the White Ship in 1120, drowning Henry's heir, William, effectively marked the end of the Norman era in England.