In the 13th century monarchs had almost absolute power over their subjects. The kings were assumed to have a divine right to rule and the law was whatever he declared it to be. The only source of power higher was God and his representative the Pope. Religion, politics and power were, to all intents and purposes, a single entity. The monarchs and the Catholic Church needed the support of each other to keep their positions in society.

On June 15, 1215 about 40 barons confronted King John with a list of grievances, demanding redress. This is the list that became the Magna Carta (Great Charter). Several clauses in the list are incorporated into the constitutions of several countries including the US constitution.

Notable clauses being what is now the Habeas Corpus act, (the right to be brought before a court or judge), not to sell, deny or delay right or justice, no official to take anyone’s chattels or corn unless payment is made and set a standard measure for corn, wine and ale.

King John was aware he was in a poor position, several countries were aware of the internal problems he faced and stood in the wings ready to pounce. John knew if he did not accede to the demands civil war was likely and his crown would be lost. On the advice of William Marshal and Hubert de Burgh to offer concessions he accepted the grievances without demur and placed his solemn seal on the document. The idea that he signed it is false. Almost immediately he went back on his word and by autumn England was plunged into civil strife John died in October 1216 and his nine year old son, became Henry III.

On November 12 a revised version of the document was read out as a royal declaration confirming the new king would govern according to the laws of England.

Yes, the Magna Carta was a democratic document. In fact it is often said to be the beginning of modern democracy. The Magna Carta took power from the Monarch of England and gave it to the common people, which in that era would have been white men of age.

he killed him-self and their was no king :)

The Magna Carta guaranteed basic political rights in England.

The English Bill of Rights was an agreement signed by William and Mary to respect the rights of English citizens and of Parliament.

The Glorious Reveloution was the overthrow of English King James II in 1688 and his replacement by William and Mary.

I would say that these three things have this in common;

They happened in England.

They all have to do with giving people (of England) rights.

Magna Carta (Latin, “Great Charter”), document sealed by King John of England on June 15, 1215, in which he made a series of promises to his subjects that he would govern England and deal with his vassals according to the customs of feudal law . It has since been considered the basis of English constitutional liberties (as well as those of countries influenced by English tradition) and a key event in the history of medieval Britain.

Magnanimous- generous in forgiving an insult or injury

No one, not even the king, is above the law.

the answer is they made him sign the magna carta cuz they wanted to take over the land and if he didnt sign it then they was gonna kill him and he didnt wanna die. but he really did wanna keep his land and be the leader of his land that belonged to him. so mainly he just signed a deed to make someone else be the leader

well the magna carta was signed in 1215 by king john of England this document protected the authority and privilege of the nobility against the absolute power of the king. it limited the kings rights to arbitrarily tax and seize people or their property, the document applied to all "freemen", granting them certain protections.

now the Bill of Rights set out in detail the rights of individual citizens

so to answer your question the connection between them is that they are both documents that were signed for the protection and rights of the citizens the bill of rights just put it in more detail. hope this helped :)

the people wanted peace and justice of harsh rule of king john

The Magna Carta or "Great Charter" limited royal power over the nobility. King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta by rebellious barons who resented his attempts to tax them. The Magna Carta guaranteed the traditional rights of the English nobility. For example, King John agreed to consult a Great Council composed of high nobles and Church officials before placing any new taxes.

Barons will be fined only if the other Barons say they are guilty the other one is no free man may be arrested or put in prison unless other free men decide that he is guilty unless he has a proper trial

The taxing of perishable goods such as cheese, milk, and yogurt

King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215 in a meadow at Runnymede, which is near Egham in the Southern English county of Surrey.

He did not sign it, but had the Royal "Great Seal" attached to it.

it is for the protection of teachers from his job especially the tenure of office...

There's a lot of misunderstanding about this. Magna Carta (1215) was mainly designed to prop up the privileges of the feudal grandees and the Church. It didn't turn England into a democracy. However, it did also stress the importance of the rule of law - meaning that the king (the executive) had to function within the laws. It also guaranteed the principle of due process: that is, people charged with crimes had to have a proper trial in accordance with the rules. There is also the clause that says that the king (executive) mustn't deny, sell or delay justice to anyone. Much later, in the reigns of James I and Charles I in the first hald of the 1600s, when relations between these kings and Parliament were very bad, Magna Carta was mythologized and used as a powerful propaganda weapon against the monarchy. Joncey

The exact wording of the first article of the Magna Carta is:

First, that we have granted to God, and by this present charter have confirmed for us and our heirs in perpetuity, that the English Church shall be free, and shall have its rights undiminished, and its liberties unimpaired. That we wish this so to be observed, appears from the fact that of our own free will, before the outbreak of the present dispute between us and our barons, we granted and confirmed by charter the freedom of the Church's elections - a right reckoned to be of the greatest necessity and importance to it - and caused this to be confirmed by Pope Innocent III. This freedom we shall observe ourselves, and desire to be observed in good faith by our heirs in perpetuity. We have also granted to all free men of our realm, for us and our heirs for ever, all the liberties written out below, to have and to keep for them and their heirs, of us and our heirs

1. the Magna Carta took away some of the king's powers. He could no longer collect taxes unless a group called the great council agreed.

2. "The Magna Carta of 1215 had limited royal power and protected nobles from unlawful loss of life, liberty, and property". (I got it from text book)

3. limits power of English king

Didn't his son Henry the 7th forget all about it and do what he wanted and people weren't happy but by the time they were very angry henry 7th had died so henry 8th had to meet the public in the middle and go back to the magna carta?

sorry im not really sure.

The idea of natural right comes several hundred years after the Magna Carta. Natural Rights is a revolutionary idea in the time of kings. Basically it states that God has given people rights and that the king is not the only person with rights.

The Magna Carta included the rights to trial by jury, due process and protection against the taking of life, liberty and property.

it just floated

The idea that no man can be put in prison unless by order of a Court of Law after a fair trial. The Magna Carta itself by the way extended that right only to members of the nobility and the Church.

It forced certain liberties upon King John of England, and made him accept that his will was not arbitrary, for example by explicitly accepting that no "freeman" (in the sense of non-serf) could be punished except through the law of the land, a right which is still in existence today. It paved the way for constitutional governments.