Magna Carta (1215)

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:category medieval literature
station wagon
constitutional history
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Magna_Carta_Day
2015 (800th anniversary)
gptkbp:contains right to due process
access to swift justice
limitations on taxation
protection from illegal imprisonment
gptkbp:country gptkb:England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Magna Carta (1215)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:United_States_Constitution
gptkb:Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights
English law
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:legacy foundation of constitutional law
symbol of liberty
gptkbp:length 63 clauses
gptkbp:mediaType parchment
gptkbp:negotiatedBy English barons
gptkbp:numberOfOriginalCopies 4
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:British_Library
gptkb:Salisbury_Cathedral
gptkb:Lincoln_Cathedral
gptkbp:purpose protect baronial rights
limit royal authority
gptkbp:reissued 1297
1216
1225
1217
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:English_Civil_War
gptkb:Bill_of_Rights_1689
gptkb:Runnymede
gptkb:King_John_of_England
rule of law
English barons
habeas corpus
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Runnymede
gptkb:King_John_of_England
15 June 1215
gptkbp:status partially repealed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Magna_Carta_(1297_copy)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6