the king to govern according to established rules of law
King John treated the nobles harshly, therefore they rebelled in 1215 and forced King John to sign an agreement called the MAGNA CARTA. This agreement says that no one is above the law, not even king or queen.
it is called the magna carta a latin name meaning the great charter. Basically it was an agreement between King John and the nobles of the realm which gave the nobles more power and privliges and reduced those of the monarch. It did not, as many believe, give power to the ordinary people of the land and was directed towards peers and landowners.
Magna carta
Yes
It applied to the nobles.
King John treated the nobles harshly, therefore they rebelled in 1215 and forced King John to sign an agreement called the MAGNA CARTA. This agreement says that no one is above the law, not even king or queen.
it is called the magna carta a latin name meaning the great charter. Basically it was an agreement between King John and the nobles of the realm which gave the nobles more power and privliges and reduced those of the monarch. It did not, as many believe, give power to the ordinary people of the land and was directed towards peers and landowners.
Magna carta
Yes
nobles.
It applied to the nobles.
That very important historical document is known as the "Magna Carta".
the nobles
by nobles who were mad at the king
YES
The MAGNA CARTA served a document that protected the nobles' rights with respect to the King.
peasants and townspeople had the same rights as nobles