Law Library Special Collections Rare Book Room Exhibits Exploring Magna Carta This is the first printed edition of Bracton, which had circulated in manuscript for centuries. This edition was printed ...

It becomes known as the Magna Carta, which means Great Charter. It is authenticated by the Great Seal. This is the first time royalty has ever been made to follow a set of rules. EDMUND ...

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 ...

Now threatening citizens for what they post online, one would hardly believe that England had once possessed a hard-won ...

Edited by Janet S. Loengard, Professor of History Emerita, Moravian College, Bethlehem. PA Magna Carta marked a watershed in the relations between monarch and subject and as such has long been central ...

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

Two women in their 80s have been charged with criminal damage after the glass around the Magna Carta was targeted at the British Library. The Metropolitan Police said two protesters hit the ...