Magna Carta, Still Posing a Challenge at 800

Presented by 40 indignant English barons to their treacherous king in 1215, it has endured as perhaps the world’s first and best declaration of the rule of law. But some say that theory is a misreading of history. [Source]

Origin: nytimes.com

Category: Magna Carta (1215)

Topics: history, misreading, theory, declaration, first, world’s, perhaps, endured, treacherous, barons, English, indignant, Presented, Challenge, Posing, Still, Carta, Magna

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