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Magna Carta
Magna Carta
Author: Ralph Turner
  • Magna Carta represents a pivotal event and text in British history - established the concept of civil liberties
  • From King John to the present - no other general account has successfully covered its changing influence through the ages
  • Relevance to 21st century politics - calls for a new Magna Carta to guard civ...  more »
  • Evaluates changing interpretations of the Charter's meaning and impact
  • Book includes strong illustrations: engravings, tomb sculptures, contemporary prints
Magna Carta holds a special place in the popular imagination of the English. This, the first major book to explore the great political vision that lay behind it, uncovers the mystery of its origins, and charts its enduring relevance through the centuries.This new history is the first to tell the story of Magna Carta 'through the ages'. No other general work traces its continuing importance in England's political consciousness. Many books have examined the circumstances surrounding King John's grant of Magna Carta in 1215, but few trace the Charter's legacy to subsequent centuries and even fewer look at the fate of the physical document. Ralph Turner underlines its great influence outside the United Kingdom, especially so here in America. Today, the Charter enjoys greater prestige in the United States, the land of lawyers, than in Britain. U.S. citizens claim Magna Carta as a source of their liberties, guaranteeing 'due process of law' and condemning 'executive privilege'. Ralph Turner is a Professor at Florida State University. He is the author of King John (1994) and Richard the Lionheart (2000) and is an expert on both British and French History and the medieval period, having written widely on both rulers and the state.
ISBN-13: 9780582438262
ISBN-10: 0582438268
Publication Date: 10/28/2003
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Longman
Book Type: Hardcover
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