1217 Charter of the Forest
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The 1217 Charter of the Forest is a historic English legal charter that reasserted commoners’ traditional rights to use royal forest lands, complementing and expanding upon the Magna Carta.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charter of the Forest | 2 |
| 1217 Charter of the Forest canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3966194 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1217 Charter of the Forest Context triple: [Lincoln Castle, contains, 1217 Charter of the Forest]
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A.
Charter of Liberties
The Charter of Liberties was a 1100 proclamation by King Henry I of England that sought to limit royal abuses and affirm certain rights of the Church and nobility, serving as a key precursor to Magna Carta.
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B.
Assize of Clarendon
The Assize of Clarendon was a landmark 1166 legal reform in England that strengthened royal justice by establishing procedures for criminal investigation and trial by jury under Henry II.
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C.
Statute of Westminster 1275
The Statute of Westminster 1275 was a major English legislative act under King Edward I that codified and reformed a wide range of medieval laws, influencing the development of common law.
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D.
Statute of Gloucester 1278
The Statute of Gloucester 1278 was a key English legal reform under King Edward I that strengthened royal authority by expanding the crown’s rights over feudal land disputes and limiting baronial privileges.
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E.
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is a landmark 1215 English charter that limited royal power and established foundational principles of rule of law and individual rights that shaped later constitutional traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1217 Charter of the Forest Target entity description: The 1217 Charter of the Forest is a historic English legal charter that reasserted commoners’ traditional rights to use royal forest lands, complementing and expanding upon the Magna Carta.
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A.
Charter of Liberties
The Charter of Liberties was a 1100 proclamation by King Henry I of England that sought to limit royal abuses and affirm certain rights of the Church and nobility, serving as a key precursor to Magna Carta.
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B.
Assize of Clarendon
The Assize of Clarendon was a landmark 1166 legal reform in England that strengthened royal justice by establishing procedures for criminal investigation and trial by jury under Henry II.
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C.
Statute of Westminster 1275
The Statute of Westminster 1275 was a major English legislative act under King Edward I that codified and reformed a wide range of medieval laws, influencing the development of common law.
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D.
Statute of Gloucester 1278
The Statute of Gloucester 1278 was a key English legal reform under King Edward I that strengthened royal authority by expanding the crown’s rights over feudal land disputes and limiting baronial privileges.
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E.
Magna Carta
Magna Carta is a landmark 1215 English charter that limited royal power and established foundational principles of rule of law and individual rights that shaped later constitutional traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English legal document
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legal charter ⓘ medieval charter ⓘ |
| abrogates | some earlier royal forest claims ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
limit royal control over forests
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protect commoners’ traditional rights ⓘ reduce abuses of forest law ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | royal forests of England ⓘ |
| complements | Magna Carta ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| follows | Magna Carta ⓘ |
| grantsRight |
right of agistment
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right of common pasture ⓘ right of estovers ⓘ right of pannage ⓘ right of turbary ⓘ |
| hasLaterVersion | 1225 Charter of the Forest ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffectOn | forest law courts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
clauses on amercements
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clauses on common pasture rights ⓘ clauses on disafforestation ⓘ clauses on hunting restrictions ⓘ clauses on timber and wood collection ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
concept of common land in England
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later English property law ⓘ |
| isPartOf | English constitutional documents tradition ⓘ |
| issuedBy | regency government of Henry III of England ⓘ |
| issuedDuringReignOf | Henry III of England ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | statute ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
common rights
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forest law ⓘ use of royal forests ⓘ |
| preservedIn | various medieval manuscript copies ⓘ |
| protects |
commoners
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free men ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1217 ⓘ |
| regulates |
access to royal forests
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forest resources ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
English law
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surface form:
English common law
Magna Carta ⓘ
surface form:
Magna Carta of 1215
reissue of Magna Carta in 1217 ⓘ |
| restricts |
expansion of royal forests
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forest law penalties ⓘ |
| signedAt | England ⓘ |
| title |
1217 Charter of the Forest
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Charter of the Forest
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Subject: 1217 Charter of the Forest Description of subject: The 1217 Charter of the Forest is a historic English legal charter that reasserted commoners’ traditional rights to use royal forest lands, complementing and expanding upon the Magna Carta.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Charter of the Forest
this entity surface form:
Charter of the Forest