A Brief History of Magna Carta, 2nd Edition: The Origins of Liberty from Runnymede to Washington

by Geoffrey Hindley

Book Overview

2015 marks the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta, the influence of which is still felt today around the world. In 1215 the barons of England forced King John to sign a revolutionary document which would change the political landscape not only of thirteenth-century Britain, but of the modern world. 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472118677
• ISBN13: 9781472118677
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Constable & Robinson
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.9" x 7.9"