A Brief History of the Magna Carta by Geoffrey Hindley

A Brief History of the Magna Carta by Geoffrey Hindley

In 1215, the Barons of England forced King John to sign a revolutionary document which would change the political landscape of Britain and beyond for the next 800 years. Magna Carta was the forerunner of the Constitution that limited the powers of the crown and its echoes can be found in the seventeenth century Civil Wars, the struggles for American Independence, the work of Thomas Paine and in the bedrock of all contemporary liberal nations. As civil liberties and the rule of law are increasingly under question as part of the 'War on Terror', it has never been more essential to return to the original document, signed at Runnymede in June 1215. Leading medieval historian Geoffrey Hindley retells the story of events leading up to the conference and looks at the document itself, showing how it has resonated over centuries and throughout the world.

Geoffrey Hindley is a distinguished medieval historian. He is the author of A Brief History of The Crusades, and A Brief History of the Anglo Saxons as well as the biographer of Saladin.

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ISBN 13	9781845295059
ISBN 10	1845295056
Title	A Brief History of the Magna Carta
Author	Geoffrey Hindley
Series	A Brief History Of
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2008-06-26
Number of pages	288
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