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The Significance and Legacy of the Magna Carta
TLDR The Magna Carta, also known as the Great Charter, established the basic rights of citizens and set a precedent for human rights and civil rights. It led to the rebellion of the Barons, the writing of the Magna Carta, and eventually the creation of the parliament and extension of rights to all citizens of England.
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The Magna Carta is an important document known as the Great Charter.
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The Magna Carta is considered the wellspring of human rights and civil rights, and while it may not have been initially honored, it set a precedent that couldn't be reversed and established the basic rights of citizens.
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The barons, who had the power, would push back against kings who crossed the line, resulting in the creation of written laws and decrees that limited the king's power, such as the Charter of Liberties created by Henry I.
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King Henry II was a brutal leader who engaged in war and cruel acts, while also imposing heavy fees and taxes on landowners, which violated the Charter of Liberties and led to discontent among the nobility.
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King John, the son of Henry II and brother of Richard the Lion-hearted, was not cut out to be a king and was disliked by the nobility, earning him the nickname "John Lackland" due to his lack of land.
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King John was a terrible king who lost land, was bad with money, and was disliked by both the nobility and the church, leading to conflict and making him very unpopular.
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The weak rule of King John, the loss of Normandy, the defiance of the church, and the influence of progressive thinkers like Stephen Langton all contributed to the rebellion of the Barons and the writing of the Magna Carta.
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The initial Magna Carta was signed at Running Mead in 1215, but it was ignored by King John and a civil war broke out, leading to the death of John and the eventual creation of the real Magna Carta.
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The Magna Carta was initially written as a long, unpunctuated paragraph in abbreviated Latin, and there were 13 known copies of it in 1215, with four surviving today.
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The Magna Carta became accepted and respected as the law of the land in England, establishing laws that were not directly from the king and giving subjects of the king the ability to weigh in on what the law should be, eventually leading to the creation of the parliament and extending rights to all citizens of England.
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The Magna Carta became the basis for the Bill of Rights in America, which was directly descended from the Magna Carta and is still relevant today.
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