Magna Carta: The Places That Shaped the Great Charter

by Derek Taylor

For 800 years, Magna Carta has inspired those prepared to face torture, imprisonment, and even death in the fight against tyranny. But the belief that the Great Charter gave us such freedoms as democracy, trial by jury, and equality beneath the law has its roots in myth. Back in 1215, when King John was forced to issue Magna Carta, it was regarded as little more than a stalling tactic in the bloody conflict between monarch and barons. Here, Derek...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750994754
• ISBN13: 9780750994750
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.1" x 7.7"