Author : Robert Hazell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 16,5 MB
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 110711277X
In this book top scholars analyse the historic and contemporary influence of Magna Carta, challenging its common myths.
Author : Nicholas Vincent
Publisher : Bodleian Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,62 MB
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781851243631
Published to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, this lavishly illustrated volume draws on archival research undertaken by the Arts and Humanities Research Council's Magna Carta project. With full-colour photographs of more than 30 Magna Cartas from around the world, it outlines the story of the charter's publication in 1215, describes how the document was distributed to the people, and places changes to subsequent versions of Magna Carta within their historical context.
Author : Nicholas Vincent
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 32,99 MB
Release : 2012-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0199582874
Magna Carta has long been considered the foundation stone of the British Constitution, yet few people today understand either its contents or its context. With a full English translation of the 1215 charter, Nicholas Vincent introduces the document to a modern audience; explaining its origins and tracing the significance of its role in our history.
Author : Claire Breay
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,83 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780712357630
When it was granted by King John in 1215, the Magna Carta was a practical solution to a political crisis. In the centuries since, it has become a potent symbol of liberty and the rule of law. Drawing on the rich historical collections of the British Library--including two original copies of Magna Carta from 1215--this book brings to life the history and contemporary resonance of this globally important document. It features treasured artifacts inspired by the rich legacy of Magna Carta, including Thomas Jefferson's handwritten draft of the Declaration of Independence and an original copy of the Bill of Rights.
Author : Daniel Barstow Magraw
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,79 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN : 9781627226974
"Magna Carta and the Rule of Law examines the Great Charter's origins and influence, based on the most current knowledge and research. Distinguished scholars explore the Charter's fascinating story through a series of distinct lenses." -- BOOK COVER.
Author : King John
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 17,76 MB
Release : 2013-06-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1291433074
The constitutional foundation of English (and perhaps world) freedoms
Author : Ralph Turner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 17,22 MB
Release : 2016-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 1317873947
This new history is the first to tell the story of Magna Carta ‘through the ages’. No other general work traces its continuing importance in England’s political consciousness. Many books have examined the circumstances surrounding King John’s grant of Magna Carta in 1215. Very few trace the Charter’s legacy to subsequent centuries and even fewer look at the fate of the physical document. Turner also underlines its great influence outside the United Kingdom, especially in North America. Today, the Charter enjoys greater prestige in the United States, the land of lawyers, than in Britain. U.S. citizens claim Magna Carta as a source of their liberties, guaranteeing ‘due process of law’ and condemning ‘executive privilege’.
Author : Dan Jones
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 11,90 MB
Release : 2014-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1781858845
A beautifully produced account of the signing, impact and legacy of Magna Carta, a document that became one of the most influential statements in the history of democracy, as part of the stunning landmark library series. On a summer's day in 1215 a beleaguered English monarch met a group of disgruntled barons in a meadow by the river Thames named Runnymede. Beset by foreign crisis and domestic rebellion, King John was fast running out of options. On 15 June he reluctantly agreed to fix his regal seal to a document that would change the world. A milestone in the development of constitutional politics and the rule of law, the 'Great Charter' established an Englishman's right to Habeas Corpus and set limits to the exercise of royal power. For the first time a group of subjects had forced an English king to agree to a document that limited his powers by law and protected their rights. Dan Jones's elegant and authoritative narrative of the making and legacy of Magna Carta is amplified by profiles of the barons who secured it and a full text of the charter in both Latin and English.
Author : Zbigniew Rau
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 31,37 MB
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1317278593
To mark the 800th anniversary of the ratification of the Magna Carta by King John at Runnymede, Magna Carta provides the central European perspectives on this monumental document and its impact on the political and legal experiences of freedom, from the medieval period to the present day. The volume gives rise to a discussion about the legacy of the Magna Carta as one of the fundamental elements of European identity. Supported by previously untranslated sources at the end of each chapter, the team of contributors consider the lasting legacy of Magna Carta in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Lithuania. The authors present the successful attempts to limit royal power by law while protecting the priveleges of the nobility carried out throughout the region from the thirteenth to eighteenth centuries. Each chapter considers the historical and political contexts behind these efforts, the processes by which political and legal institutions were subsequently formed and finally examines the legacy of those institutions which are today found in constitutional identities, constitutional arrangements and political projects across Central Europe. A preface by Robert Blackburn draws the collection together, highlighting the continued universal significance of the Magna Carta. This original title will enable students and academics alike to see for themselves the reverberations the Magna Carta caused in medieval Europe and beyond from a fresh and unusual perspective.
Author : Randy James Holland
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,38 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Constitutional history
ISBN : 9780314676719
An authoritative two volume dictionary covering English law from earliest times up to the present day, giving a definition and an explanation of every legal term old and new. Provides detailed statements of legal terms as well as their historical context.
