The Signing of the Magna Carta |
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| Author:
| Levy, Debbie |
| Series title: | Pivotal Moments in History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8225-5917-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2007 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $28.95USD $38.60 |
Book Description:
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Can one document really change the world? In June, 1215 King John of England met with a group of nobles in a meadow on the banks of the Thames River. There, John affixed his royal seal to a document designed to bring about peace between the king and a group of rebellious nobles. This attempt failed miserably, and the two parties were soon at war again. Yet the ideas laid out in the document--which would later be called Magna Carta--lived on, and would become the foundation for many of...
More DescriptionCan one document really change the world? In June, 1215 King John of England met with a group of nobles in a meadow on the banks of the Thames River. There, John affixed his royal seal to a document designed to bring about peace between the king and a group of rebellious nobles. This attempt failed miserably, and the two parties were soon at war again. Yet the ideas laid out in the document--which would later be called Magna Carta--lived on, and would become the foundation for many of the freedoms people enjoy in modern times. They include the right to a fair trial and the requirement that the punishment fit the crime. the signing of the Magna Carta is truly one of history's most pivotal moments.