That very important historical document is known as the "Magna Carta".
The Magna Carta
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The Magna Carta was the document created to strengthen the power of nobles and limit the power of the monarch.
The Magna Carta
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Magna Carta
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Magna Carta. This was signed by King John of England in June 1215 at Runymede on the River Thames.
The nobles answer to the monarch.
The English "Magna Carta".
The reason for the Magna Carta is to limit the power of the monarch, protect the nobles, and give equal rights to everyone including the nobles and monarch
The Magna Carta, which is generally accepted as the bill of rights in England (UK) limited and transferred some power from the monarch, King John at the time, to the nobles. It did nothing for the ordinary citizen.
The lords promised to support the monarch with knights.
Magna carta
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The MAGNA CARTA served a document that protected the nobles' rights with respect to the King.
The lesser nobles were those not in the monarch such as Lords, who in turn had vassals, who in turn had vassals of their own.
In 1215, King John was forced to accept the Magna Carta - a document that limited the king's power and was proposed by the nobles.
He demanded complete obedience from them. They felt threatened by the new king.