Title: Magna Carta Commemoration Essays
Description: Fed up with King John’s abuse of power, the English barons revolted against him. The result: King John, the barons, and the church compromised and created the Magna Carta Charter. The fact that this happened in the summer of 1215 and we are still discussing its significance testifies as to how pertinent the document was in shaping Britain’s political history.  Five centuries after the Magna Carta’s birth, Magna Carta Commemoration Essays celebrates this important piece of history.
Subjects: Nonfiction, Politics, Magna Carta, Constitutional history, History