Magna Carta: Origins and Legacy - Couverture souple

Vincent, Nicholas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1851243631 ISBN 13 : 9781851243631

Editeur : Bodleian Library, 2016

Synopsis

Magna Carta is the most famous document in English history. And yet its survival is purely accidental. King John, who negotiated the document with his rebellious barons, had no intention of honouring its contents. Annulled by the pope within weeks of being issued, it was destined to oblivion. But with the sudden death of John, all of this changed. Magna Carta was reissued by the regents of the boy King Henry III as an apology for past misrule and as a promise of future good government. It was reissued on successive occasions and repeatedly cited in legal cases in the following centuries. Later, it played a part in conflicts such as the English Civil War and the American Revolutionary War. Echoes of Magna Carta are to be found in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. It continues to be cited today as a touchstone of fundamental universal freedoms.

This book tells the story of the birth and development of Magna Carta from its origins to the modern day. It also reproduces and describes, for the very first time, every surviving copy of the Great Charter, as well as related charters of the period, including various new discoveries. It addresses the previously unanswered question of how the charter was published and disseminated to the shires of England and includes a chapter on the charter's scribes and sealing, supplying a truly unique insight into both the creation and afterlife of the most fundamental legal document in British history.

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À propos de l'auteur

Nicholas Vincent is director of the Arts and Humanities Research Council's Magna Carta project and the author or coauthor of several books about the charter. He is professor of medieval history at the University of Anglia and a fellow of the British Academy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bodleian Library
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1851243631
• ISBN 13: 9781851243631
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
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