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The Magna Carta

The Magna Carta. The Great Charter, 1215 AD. The Magna Carta was signed by King John of England in 1215 AD It is the first document that limits the powers of the monarchy (King/Queen). Excerpts from the document.

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The Magna Carta

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  1. The Magna Carta

  2. The Great Charter, 1215 AD • The Magna Carta was signed by King John of England in 1215 AD • It is the first document that limits the powers of the monarchy (King/Queen)

  3. Excerpts from the document • No town or person shall be forced to build bridges over rivers except those with an ancient obligation to do so. • What is going on? • No sheriff, royal official, or other person shall take horses or carts for transport from any free man, without his consent. • What is going on?

  4. There shall be standard measures of wine, ale, and corn (the London quarter), throughout the kingdom. There shall also be a standard width of dyed cloth, russett, and haberject, namely two ells within the selvedges. Weights are to be standardised similarly What is going on?

  5. In future no official shall place a man on trial upon his own unsupported statement, without producing credible witnesses to the truth of it. • What is going on? • No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land. • What is going on?

  6. We will appoint as justices, constables, sheriffs, or other officials, only men that know the law of the realm and are minded to keep it well. • What is going on? • No one shall be arrested or imprisoned on the appeal of a woman for the death of any person except her husband. • What is going on?

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