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Which version of Magna Carta became part of the permanent law of England?
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Magna Carta
Opening of the preamble to Magna Carta of 1215; in the British Library (Cotton MS Augustus II 106).
The version of the Magna Carta that became part of the permanent law of England is the 1225 reissue.1
While the original document was sealed by King John in 1215, it was reissued several times by his successor, Henry III, with alterations to address political and legal practicalities. The 1225 version, granted after Pope Honorius III declared the young king of age to make valid grants, was the iteration that ultimately entered the statute rolls as an authoritative part of English law.2314