Magna Carta

E658

Magna Carta is a landmark 1215 English charter that limited royal power and established foundational principles of rule of law and individual rights that shaped later constitutional traditions.

All labels observed (17)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf charter
constitutional document
historical document
legal document
treaty
aimedAt limiting royal power
protecting baronial rights
resolving a political crisis
alsoKnownAs Great Charter
linked to: Magna Carta

Magna Carta Libertatum
linked to: Magna Carta
commemoratedOn June 15
confirmedBy Edward I of England
Henry III of England
containsClause Clause 39
Clause 40
country Kingdom of England
dateSigned 1215-06-15
draftedInLanguage Latin
famousQuotation To no one will we sell, to no one will we deny or delay, right or justice.
fieldOfWork constitutional law
human rights
public law
grantedBy King John of England
hasKeyPrinciple accountability of the monarch
due process of law
limits on taxation without consent
protection from unlawful imprisonment
rule of law
hasLegalConcept freedom of the Church of England
lawful judgment of equals
limitations on feudal payments
security of property
standardization of weights and measures
trial by peers
hasLegalStatus parts remain in force in English law
hasOriginalTitle Magna Carta Libertatum
linked to: Magna Carta
hasSurvivingOriginals four 1215 copies
influenced English Bill of Rights
English common law
Habeas Corpus Act 1679
Parliamentary tradition in England
Petition of Right
United States Bill of Rights
linked to: Bill of Rights

United States Constitution
concept of fundamental rights
constitutionalism in the English-speaking world
locatedIn England
Runnymede
Surrey
negotiatedWith English barons
placeSigned Runnymede
preservedAt British Library
Lincoln Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
signedBy King John of England
subjectOf Magna Carta Day commemorations
wasReissued 1216
1217
1225
year 1215

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (67)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Magna Carta alsoKnownAs Great Charter
linked to: Magna Carta
Magna Carta alsoKnownAs Magna Carta Libertatum
linked to: Magna Carta
Magna Carta hasOriginalTitle Magna Carta Libertatum
linked to: Magna Carta
King John of England notableEvent sealed Magna Carta
linked to: Magna Carta
English barons influenced Magna Carta of 1215
linked to: Magna Carta
English barons signed Magna Carta of 1215
linked to: Magna Carta
Clause 39 partOf Magna Carta
Petition of Right 1628 invokes Magna Carta
Runnymede knownFor Magna Carta 1215
linked to: Magna Carta
Runnymede associatedWith Magna Carta
Runnymede hasCategory Magna Carta
Clause 40 partOf Magna Carta
Clause 40 alsoKnownAs Clause XL of Magna Carta
linked to: Magna Carta
Clause 40 containedIn 1215 Magna Carta
linked to: Magna Carta
Clause 40 relatedTo Clause 39 of Magna Carta
linked to: Magna Carta
British Library hasCollection Magna Carta manuscripts
linked to: Magna Carta
Bill of Rights influencedBy Magna Carta
High Middle Ages hasMajorEvent Magna Carta
First Barons' War precededBy signing of Magna Carta
linked to: Magna Carta
English law hasKeyStatute Magna Carta
Nullus liber homo capiatur clause locatedInDocument Magna Carta of 1215
linked to: Magna Carta
House of Plantagenet notableEvent signing of Magna Carta
linked to: Magna Carta
Magna Carta Memorial commemorates Magna Carta
Magna Carta Memorial category Magna Carta
John sealEvent Magna Carta
Statutes of Westminster follows Magna Carta
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament includesNotableExample Magna Carta 1297
linked to: Magna Carta
Lincoln Castle contains 1215 Magna Carta
linked to: Magna Carta
Robert Fitzwalter associatedWith Magna Carta
Robert Fitzwalter legalDocumentInvolvement Magna Carta of 1215
linked to: Magna Carta
Stephen Langton associatedWith Magna Carta
Provisions of Oxford predecessor Magna Carta
Runnymede reach of the River Thames historicalSignificance associated with Magna Carta of 1215
linked to: Magna Carta
Parliament of 1628 relatedDocument Magna Carta
Legal history of the United Kingdom includesEvent Magna Carta 1215
linked to: Magna Carta
Model Parliament follows Magna Carta (1215)
linked to: Magna Carta