JOHN, by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou, to his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, justices, foresters, sheriffs, stewards, servants, and to all his officials and loyal subjects, Greeting. The Magna Carta, or “Great Charter,” established that there are laws even the king must obey-an idea we’ve come to call “the rule of law.”ĭecreed by King John in England in 1215 A.D.
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