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by A. E. Dick Howard (Author) "Few of the English barons who gathered at a meadow called Runnymede on June 15, 1215, were thinking whether their day's work would survive to..." (more)
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This work of reference provides the full text of the "Magna Carta" in English, as well as a chapter-by-chapter discussion of its history and provisions. The author places the text of the charter within the context of modern surges in constitutionalism.

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  • Paperback: 58 pages
  • Publisher: Bibliographical Society of University of Virg; Rev Sub edition (May 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0813901219
  • ISBN-13: 978-0813901213
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #554,078 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Short summary of Magna Carta makes easy reading, March 21, 2004
By David I Caplan "caplan137" (Delray Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews
The author, A.E.Dick Howard, a well-known scholar on Magna Carta has managed to pack in a few pages a highly readable synopsis of all provisions of the Great Charter that King John granted to the barons, sword in hand, in June 1215.

This Charter has great importance in its foreshadowing American constitutional provisions on such fundamental rights as freedom of our religious institutions from governmental interference, right of the people to petition the government for redress of grievances, right of temporary insurrection to restore the Constitution in case of tyranny (chapter 61 of the Charter, Second Amendment to the US Constitution), due process of law, speedy trial by jury, fair trials, proportionate punishment (ban on cruel and unusual punishments).

Summarizing: this short work is an excellent, highly readable authoritative introduction to the Great Charter.

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