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Magna Carta
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"Wrested by rebellious barons from a very reluctant King John, Magna Carta set out a series of rights and duties that have been appealed to, ignored, suppressed, and argued about ever since. Here, ...
"Wrested by rebellious barons from a very reluctant King John, Magna Carta set out a series of rights and duties that have been appealed to, ignored, suppressed, and argued about ever since. Here, David Carpenter's forceful new translation is accompanied by extensive commentary that sheds new light on this illustrious legal document."--Publisher's website.
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- Creator
- with a new commentary by David Carpenter
- Included Titles
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- Magna Carta. 2015
- Magna Carta. English. 2015
- Format
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- Languages
- English, Latin
- Publication
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- London, England ; New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2015
- ©2015
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- xvi, 594 pages : map ; 20 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780241953372, 0241953375
- OCLC
- ocn893894968
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-513) and index.
- Includes the text of the Magna Carta in Latin and English on facing pages (pages 36-69).
- Magna Carta : the documents -- The chapters, contents and text of Magna Carta -- King John and the sources for his reign -- Magna Carta and society : women, peasants, Jews, the towns and the Church -- Magna Carta and society : earls, barons, knights and free tenants -- Magna Carta and the structure of royal government -- The rule of the king : John and his predecessors -- Standards of judgement -- Resistance, 1212-1215 -- The development of the opposition programme -- Runnymede -- The enforcement and failure of the Charter -- The revival of the Charter, 1216-1225 -- Did Magna Carta make a difference?