Magna Carta: The Making And Legacy Of The Great Charter
- author
- Dan Jones
- Narrator
- Dan Jones
- Length
- 3 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes
- Catalogue #
- 10430
- Categories
- History - British
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- Matthew Hodder Fund of the Book Trade Charity
By the summer of 1215 King John of England had lost control of his kingdom. His rebellious barons forced him to attach his regal seal to a remarkable document. The so-called ‘Great Charter' set limits to the exercise of royal power. For the first time an English king had agreed to a document that limited his powers by law and protected their rights.