King John's seal to the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta Libertatum (Medieval Latin for "the Great Charter of the Liberties"), aka Magna Charta; and the Great Charter was agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. It was drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons. It promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown.
From Old England : a pictorial museum of regal, ecclesiastical, municipal, baronial, and popular antiquities by Charles Knight 1845
Size: 5226px × 2701px
Location: Runnymede District, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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