Magna Carta: A Very Short Introduction

by Nicholas Vincent

Book Overview

The Magna Carta is arguably the greatest constitutional document in recorded history, yet few people today understand either its contents or its context. This Very Short Introduction, which includes a full English translation of the 1215 Magna Carta, introduces the document to a modern audience, explaining its origins in the troubled reign of King John, and tracing the significant role that it played thereafter as a symbol of the subject's right to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199582874
• ISBN13: 9780199582877
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 6.7"