Magna Carta
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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.
Observed surface forms (11)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magna Carta of 1215 | 4 |
| 1215 Magna Carta | 2 |
| Magna Carta Libertatum | 2 |
| signing of Magna Carta | 2 |
| Clause 39 of Magna Carta | 1 |
| Clause XL of Magna Carta | 1 |
| Great Charter | 1 |
| Magna Carta 1215 | 1 |
| Magna Carta 1297 | 1 |
| Magna Carta manuscripts | 1 |
| sealed Magna Carta | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
charter
ⓘ
constitutional document ⓘ historical document ⓘ legal document ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
limiting royal power
ⓘ
protecting baronial rights ⓘ resolving a political crisis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Magna Carta
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Charter
Magna Carta ⓘ
surface form:
Magna Carta Libertatum
|
| commemoratedOn | June 15 ⓘ |
| confirmedBy |
Edward I of England
ⓘ
Henry III of England ⓘ |
| containsClause |
Clause 39
ⓘ
Clause 40 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1215-06-15 ⓘ |
| draftedInLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| famousQuotation | To no one will we sell, to no one will we deny or delay, right or justice. ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| grantedBy | King John of England ⓘ |
| hasKeyPrinciple |
accountability of the monarch
ⓘ
due process of law ⓘ limits on taxation without consent ⓘ protection from unlawful imprisonment ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| hasLegalConcept |
freedom of the Church of England
ⓘ
lawful judgment of equals ⓘ limitations on feudal payments ⓘ security of property ⓘ standardization of weights and measures ⓘ trial by peers ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | parts remain in force in English law ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle |
Magna Carta
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Magna Carta Libertatum
|
| hasSurvivingOriginals | four 1215 copies ⓘ |
| influenced |
English Bill of Rights
ⓘ
English common law ⓘ Habeas Corpus Act 1679 ⓘ Parliamentary tradition in England ⓘ Petition of Right 1628 ⓘ
surface form:
Petition of Right
Bill of Rights ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bill of Rights
United States Constitution ⓘ concept of fundamental rights ⓘ constitutionalism in the English-speaking world ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Runnymede ⓘ Surrey ⓘ |
| negotiatedWith | English barons ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Runnymede ⓘ |
| preservedAt |
British Library
ⓘ
Lincoln Cathedral ⓘ Salisbury Cathedral ⓘ |
| signedBy | King John of England ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Magna Carta Day commemorations ⓘ |
| wasReissued |
1216
ⓘ
1217 ⓘ 1225 ⓘ |
| year | 1215 ⓘ |
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Clause XL of Magna Carta
this entity surface form:
Great Charter
this entity surface form:
Magna Carta Libertatum
this entity surface form:
1215 Magna Carta
this entity surface form:
1215 Magna Carta
this entity surface form:
Magna Carta manuscripts
this entity surface form:
Magna Carta Libertatum
this entity surface form:
Magna Carta 1297
this entity surface form:
Magna Carta of 1215
this entity surface form:
Magna Carta of 1215
this entity surface form:
Magna Carta of 1215
this entity surface form:
signing of Magna Carta
this entity surface form:
sealed Magna Carta
this entity surface form:
signing of Magna Carta
this entity surface form:
Magna Carta of 1215