page_title: Charter of the Forest
hierarchical_section_title: Charter of the Forest
caption_attribution_description: English: Additional Charter 24712. Released under British Library copyright statement "Public Domain Mark 1.0" at https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/, see http://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-forest-charter-of-1225 for more details.
context_page_description: The Charter of the Forest of 1217 is a charter that re-established for free men rights of access to the royal forest that had been eroded by William the Conqueror and his heirs. Many of its provisions were in force for centuries afterwards. It was originally sealed in England by the young King Henry III, acting under the regency of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke. It was in many ways a companion document to Magna Carta. The Charter redressed some applications of the Anglo-Norman Forest Law that had been extended and abused by William Rufus.
context_section_description: The Charter of the Forest of 1217 (Latin: Carta Foresta) is a charter that re-established for free men rights of access to the royal forest that had been eroded by William the Conqueror and his heirs. Many of its provisions were in force for centuries afterwards. It was originally sealed in England by the young King Henry III, acting under the regency of William Marshall, 1st Earl of Pembroke. It was in many ways a companion document to Magna Carta. The Charter redressed some applications of the Anglo-Norman Forest Law that had been extended and abused by William Rufus.
caption: Charter of the Forest, 1225 reissue, held by the British Library
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