Magna Carta: signing
King John of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215.
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© Purdue Research FoundationJeane Kirkpatrick, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (1981–85), discussing human rights and foreign policy, September 8, 1994.
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© UK Parliament Education Service (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Examining the draft Declaration of Rights and the Bill of Rights (both 1689), in the United Kingdom Parliamentary Archives, London.
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© UK Parliament Education Service (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Learn about Simon de Montfort's baronial revolt against King Henry III and the importance of the Magna Carta in establishing Parliament.
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© UK Parliament Education Service (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Watch a dramatization of the history behind the formulation of the Magna Carta, a charter that was issued in order to curtail the power of King John and his successors and that laid the foundation for Parliament.
