jan 1, 1215 - Magna Carta 1215AD
Description:
First document to limit the power of English monarchs- the English Church would be free from state control
- no freeman could be imprisoned or executed without a fair trial
- the king couldn’t raise taxes without the agreement of barons and bishops first
freemen mostly meant the rich and the nobles
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Date:
jan 1, 1215
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~ 811 years ago