An excerpt. Se link for entire document in translation,
Ping for later reading.
Since the Julian Calendar was in use then, the actual anniversary will be on June 22.
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And a copy will be in Houston for viewing. I plan to take my family.
I remember reading a book on the Magna Carta a couple of years ago and noticed that they used locally made wine to seal the deal.
Vineyards and wine in England?
Whole lotta Global Warming going on back then.
new translation of the Magna Carta at the link
And that’s just the “To:” line of the document. Now we expect the whole thing to fit in that space.
We were assigned to read and discuss this back in high school. I doubt that it is even mentioned in todays high schools.
I remember when I first read it that I was disappointed. It seemed to be mainly the rich carving out protections for themselves. In addition there was a lot of settling of scores (a number of people and their families were banned from holding any kind of office). However, I have since realized that it was the first baby step and for that reason, important.