Description
The Magna Carta is arguably the greatest constitutional document in recorded history, yet few people today understand either its contents or its context. This Very Short Introduction, which includes a full English translation of the 1215 Magna Carta, introduces the document to a modern
audience, explaining its origins in the troubled reign of King John, and tracing the significant role that it played thereafter as a symbol of the subject's right to protection against the absolute authority of the sovereign. Drawing upon the great advances that have been made in our understanding
of thirteenth-century English history, Nicholas Vincent demonstrates why the Magna Carta remains hugely significant today.
Author: Nicholas Vincent
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 09/07/2012
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.30w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780199582877
ISBN10: 0199582874
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Great Britain | General
- History | Europe | Medieval
- Political Science | Constitutions
audience, explaining its origins in the troubled reign of King John, and tracing the significant role that it played thereafter as a symbol of the subject's right to protection against the absolute authority of the sovereign. Drawing upon the great advances that have been made in our understanding
of thirteenth-century English history, Nicholas Vincent demonstrates why the Magna Carta remains hugely significant today.
Author: Nicholas Vincent
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 09/07/2012
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 6.70h x 4.30w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780199582877
ISBN10: 0199582874
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Great Britain | General
- History | Europe | Medieval
- Political Science | Constitutions
About the Author
Nicholas Vincent is Professor of Medieval History at the University of East Anglia.