It is often said that King John 'signed' the Magna Carta, but according to the modern definition of the word ‘sign’, writing one’s name or signature, technically he did not. Instead ...

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

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

King John was one of the most rotten rulers of the lot ... just a year before his rotten death, he signed the Magna Carta in 1215 - the greatest thing to come out of his reign and a document that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Houses on the River Thames are often rich in history, but this six-bedroom house in Runnymede comes with a unique artefact: the stone where King John may have sealed Magna Carta. The aptly named ...