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June 15, 1215
Magna Carta sealed
Following a revolt by the English nobility against his rule, King John puts his royal seal on the Magna Carta, or "Great Charter." The document,... MORE >
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MAGNA CHARTA,
MAGNA CHARTA,. also Magna Carta, charter granted by King John of England to the English barons on June 15, 1215, and since considered the basis of English constitutional liberties. John, realizing that he must come to terms, met the barons at Runnymede . . .
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