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Magna Carta
The Magna Carta or Great Charter. Sealed in 1215 by King John of England it was the guiding document that shaped future governments. This category will help answer questions about its long reaching importance in history.
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Who was the English king who signed magna carta?
King John, the brother of Richard I (Richard the Lionheart).
Signing the magna carta ment that the king had the same laws as the people?
Yes, the magna carta both limited the monarchs power and subjected the monarch to the same set of laws as the people.
What did Magna Carta required the king to do?
Magna carta force the king not to put people in jail for no reason. Also the king cant force the nobles to pay the tax until the nobles agree.
What issue led to both magna carta and the establishment of parliament?
how to end taxation without representation.
How could King John have avoided his mistakes?
King John made many mistakes and he could have avoided some of them. When he raised taxes, he could have asked the Barons how much to raise them by. Also when he had a war with his cousin, he could have just let him have a little more power and let him actually make one or two changes. Also when he went back on the Magna Carta, he should have just realised its importance, which would have made no war with the Barons.
What is the Magna Carta and all you need to know about it?
I asked the question and I'm answering the question. Why? Because I want to help all of you who are stuck on the Magna Carta and what it is.
WHAT IS THE MAGNA CARTA?
The Magna Carta was also called the Magna Carta Libertatum or the Great Charter. The Magna Carta was written in Latin and the words "Magna Carta Libertatum" means the Great Charter of Freedom". As you can guess, that is why some people also call it the Great Charter.
HOW WAS KING JOHN OF ENGLAND INVOLVED WITH THE MAGNA CARTA?
After a lot of pressure(John was not an extremely nice man)John's Barons and Bishops created a document which they called Magna Carta(or Magna Carta Libertatum). They wanted John to sign it because it would be like signing a contract-that they would get their rights after John died. John didn't exactly agree with it but what could he do?
So in June 1215, he sealed the document.
For those of younger people reading this, it was kind of like a will.
...AND WHAT HAPPENED TO IT AFTER THAT?
Well, before, as I told you, John was not the most decent man you could find so he abandoned the Magna Carta(I can hear some of you gasp back there!) and the Barons got extremely angry. In fact, a war broke out which led to John's death.
He was killed on 19 October 1216.
I LOOKED THIS UP ON WIKI AND IT SAID THERE WHERE SOME COPIES!
Yeah...I didn't finish. Shortly after John's death, Henry III took over. He didn't like the ways of his father, thus reissued the Magna Carta in 1225. After that...who knows?
GRRR!! YOU STILL HAVEN'T ANSWERED MY QUESTION!
Which is...?
WHAT ABOUT THE COPIES? WHERE THERE ANY COPIES?!
Umm...well...yeah. I think so.
HOW MANY!!?
Hey, Mister "Bold-Writing-with-the-Caps-Lock-on"! I'm not exactly sure(actually I think there might be 3 around today but I'm not to sure).
...SO WHAT DID THE GREAT CHARTER SAY?
Hey! I don't know everything! But I know the answer to this.
The Magna Carta said:
John, by the Grace of God King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitine and...
WHAT?
I've just thought up an idea! Type this into your address bar:
www.bl.UK./treasures/magnacarta/index.HTML#
WELL...THANKS..
Hope this helped!
Why is the magan carta used for?
the magna carta was used for keeping England rulers of power from levying taxes
In the Magna Carta what does clause number 12 mean?
clause 12 declared that taxes "shall be levied in our kingdom only by the common consent of our kingdom". this meant that the king had to ask for popular consent before he could tax. :)
The meeting of representatives for the purpose of writing laws and advising the king became?
Parliament
Which article of the magna carta provides basis for the fifth amendment?
Article 39 of the Magna Carta
The Magna Carta and the constitution guarantees a trial without what?
If you are working on a crossword, I beleive the correct term is "Delay."
It fits in the puzzle I'm working on, and it makes sense :)
Why was the magna carta not important?
The Magna Carta is generally held to be important because it guaranteed the nobility some rights that had previously been unique to the king. This was the beginning of the distribution of power to others than the ruler, and is believed to have been the first step towards representative democracy, as each of the nobles was responsible for conditons in the lands which he or she owned.
What Are facts About Kaiser William II?
1. He spoke English with out a German accent
2. He was with Queen Victoria when she died
3. He and his wife were second cousins (their grandmothers were half sisters)
What is the government term to change?
Coup dÕ etat is a term used by government that means to change. More formally this term is used to mean to bring about a forced change in government.
What is the English Maga Carta?
In a nutshell the Maga Carta was a Document written after 1066 and William The Bastard's sucessfull invasion of England. The Document engraved the rights of land owners against the state. its magna carta not maga carta
The contract that the nobles forced King John to sign in 1215 is called the Magna Carta. This historic document established the principle that everyone, including the king, is subject to the law, and it limited the king's arbitrary power. It also included clauses that protected the rights of the nobles and laid the groundwork for future legal and constitutional developments.
