To try to keep the peace with rebellious barons and landowners, King John agreed to the Magna Carta in 1215. It was the first written document that established the rule of law and limited the king ...

Three rare Magna Cartas will go on display to celebrate the 800th anniversary of a 1225 issue. Durham Cathedral will exhibit ...

the effect of Magna Carta on widows and property, and the course of criminal justice before 1215. The volume concludes with the first critical edition of an open letter from King John explaining his ...

And on 15 June, 1215, they met the king at Runnymede, by the Thames in Surrey, and demanded he sign a peace treaty Magna Carta. John agreed, and for the first time the principle was established ...

Featuring Ben Miller in the title role, Horrible Histories looks at the life and reign of King John (1166-1216). King John was one of the most rotten rulers of the lot, whose life was dominated by ...

The medieval manuscript, which is almost 100 years older than King John’s Magna Carta and has been described as ‘Britain’s Hidden ... the oldest copy of the coronation charter of Henry I - the wording ...

The BBC has asked Ms Quinn for comment. Magna Carta, signed in 1215 by King John, was a royal charter of rights designed to bring peace between the King and his barons. Although it is one of the ...

The Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 and established the principle that the king and his government were not above the law ...