17 feb 1215 anni - Magna carta, English royalty loses tinsy bit of power

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Britain's King John is forced by his lords to sign the Magna Carta, acknowledging that free men are entitled to judgement by their peers and that even a king is above the law. It also stated that taxes could not be demanded without first obtaining the consent of 'the realm'

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