The Magna Carta, the most important instrument of English constitutional history, was issued by King John at Runnymede in 1215.

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The Magna Carta, the most important instrument of English constitutional history, was issued by King John at Runnymede in 1215. In this illustration, from a design by Ernest Normand for the cartoon in the Royal Exchange, London, shows King John (center) granting the Magna Carta.

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