To remember is, literally, to recall to mind, to renew in thought, which is why memory, as Orwell recognized in 1984, is a great defense of liberty. This year, Magna Carta is being acclaimed as ...

"We rightly celebrate Magna Carta as an important part of our legal system, so it's understandable that people think that the full original text still has full legal standing," she says.

This posturing was important. If the Great Charter were viewed as an introductory document, with rights being granted by a king, then a king (such as Charles I) theoretically could revoke them. It was ...

But at the time, it might not have been seen as such an important document ... which is why many people tend to say now that King John ‘signed’ the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta was designed ...

On Sept. 23, the President signed into law Republic Act No. 12021, otherwise known as the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers.

As the popular Twitter adage goes: if Magna Carta is trending on Twitter/X, then that’s never a good thing. The famous historical document from 1215 has been cited many a time in recent years to ...

Magna Carta, or "Great Charter", is a cornerstone of modern democracy and has been massively important. It eventually brought about the right to trial by a jury of peers, as well being a big ...

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 ...