The Rights and Aspirations of the Magna Carta [1 ed.] 9783319427331, 2016957360

This book provides an original and multidisciplinary approach on Magna Carta (1215) as a joint heritage, a source of ins

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The Rights and Aspirations of the Magna Carta [1 ed.]
9783319427331, 2016957360

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2015 marks the 800th anniversary of the grant at Runnymede of Magna Carta.The story of how Magna Carta came into being ,

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The Magna Carta is revered around the world as the founding document of Western liberty. Its principles—even its languag

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This remarkable book shines a fierce light on the current state of liberty and shows how longstanding restraints against

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Henry III became King of England within days of his ninth birthday. His father, King John, had overseen a disastrous per

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In this work Dr Blick argues that the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, which falls in 2015, should be the occasion for

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In these stormy times, loud voices from all fronts call for revolution and change. But what kind of revolution brings tr

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This book examines the history and influence of Magna Carta in British and American history. In a series of essays writt

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All nations and peoples have a body of legendary tales and semi-historical episodes which explain who they are and help

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