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Great charter

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(Eng. Hist.) Magna Charta.
- Wharton.

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She must therefore know that the common law she often refers to, has evolved in the past by the placing of King John of England and Ireland's seal upon Magna Carta, the great charter awarded to the barons and the landowners to alleviate extortion by the monarch.
Ever since the Magna Carta, that great charter of 1215, what has been achieved in Britain has been the envy of the civilised world.
When I did an internet search for articles on the Magna Carta, signed in July 1215, the first site listed was for Magna Carta: The Great Charter and the second was for Magna Carta Recordings, 1989.
 
 
 
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