Magna Carta

Título: Magna Carta
Royal letter promulgating the text of Magna Carta

Data: 1215

Criador: Unknown,

Descrição: 'Magna Carta' is one of the most famous of all documents, widely regarded as the corner-stone of liberty in the English-speaking world. It does not, however, contain any sweeping statements of principle; instead its text consists of a series of detailed concessions on legal procedure and feudal rights wrung from an unwilling King John (reigned 1199-1216) by his noble opponents in 1215. 'Magna Carta' has long been considered the chief constitutional defence against arbitrary and unjust rule in England. It was effectively a treaty of peace between King John and a group of leading noblemen who had rebelled against him for reasons the charter itself makes clear: his financial and military demands to aid his foreign wars were oppressive; taxation was arbitrary and extortionate; the King imposed...
England
The British Library
The British Library Cotton MS Augustus II.106
United Kingdom

Fornecedor: The European Library ;  europe

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