9. Magna Carta: what it was and why significant

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9. Magna Carta: what it was and why significant
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The Magna Carta (1215) was a charter issued by King John after rebellion by English barons who objected to his heavy taxation, military failures, and arbitrary justice.
9. Magna Carta: what it was and why significant
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a document signed by King John under the pressure of English barons - barons were frustrated with the taxation, failures at work and hist arbitrary justice *he was ruling as he wished).
9. Magna Carta: what it was and why significant
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It was negotiated at Runnymede and aimed to limit certain royal abuses and protect baronial rights.
9. Magna Carta: what it was and why significant
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So the aim was to limit royal abuses (overusing the law) and protect baronial rights.
9. Magna Carta: what it was and why significant
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The document established that the king was not above the law and that governance had to respect established procedures.
9. Magna Carta: what it was and why significant
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It included protections against unlawful imprisonment and demanded that justice not be sold or delayed, shaping later legal principles.
9. Magna Carta: what it was and why significant
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A key feature was the requirement that certain taxes be levied with the “common counsel” of the realm, a step toward parliamentary consent.
9. Magna Carta: what it was and why significant
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Although originally a practical peace treaty, it quickly became politically contested; John sought annulment and civil war followed
9. Magna Carta: what it was and why significant
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Later monarchs reissued versions, turning it into a lasting symbol of lawful rule.
9. Magna Carta: what it was and why significant
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Over centuries, Magna Carta gained mythic status as a foundation of liberties and constitutionalism.
9. Magna Carta: what it was and why significant
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Its clauses influenced the development of English common law traditions and later ideas of due process.
9. Magna Carta: what it was and why significant
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Internationally, it became a reference point for constitutional rights discourse, even if many original clauses were narrow and medieval in purpose.
9. Magna Carta: what it was and why significant
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Magna Carta did not work from the beginning, King John tried to remove it but it was brought back by the next kings and it later became a symbol of law
9. Magna Carta: what it was and why significant
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became a fundamental for the law and new constitutions were made based on the Magna Carta.

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