The Magna Cart The Great Charter
The Magna Carta, also known as the “Great Charter,” was signed in the year 1215 under the rule of King John. The Middle Ages for England was a time that in which England saw very little advancements in technology and survived based on a political system called the feudal system. Barons controlled land with peasants, but the total rule of the land belonged to the king. This way of life allowed the land to be peacefully controlled and protected, but the king was able to tax the land with free will and the barons could not do much about the amount of tax or property taken from them. This is what King John did to the lords of the land; took too much of their property and money and squandered it for the use of his personal gain. If the barons
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Clause 61 of the Articles of the Barons proposed a committee of 25 barons that would “watch over… the peace and liberties granted." An idea had been thought of before with the creation of councils to aid the king in his rule, but never to check his authority. With power split among the barons, they did their best to protect the rights given to them and to watch over the power of the king. This is importance of the creation of this council led to a better developed parliament and a check and balance system, much like the one today, were no ruler could obtain too much power. Not only did the Magna Carta divide the king’s power, but it subjected the king to his own laws. In 1649, King Charles I was put to trial in Westminster Hall. English parliament accused Charles of tyrannical actions and warring against the parliament and the people of England. The Magna Carta, still present in English law, subjected Charles to his own laws and forced himself to be put on trial. He took away parliament twenty years earlier, and in doing so, took away the rights of the freemen of England. Historians thought this was important because when Charles faced trial there was nothing he could do use to defend himself besides his role as the king, but he was viewed as equal in the
Clause 61 of the Articles of the Barons proposed a committee of 25 barons that would “watch over… the peace and liberties granted." An idea had been thought of before with the creation of councils to aid the king in his rule, but never to check his authority. With power split among the barons, they did their best to protect the rights given to them and to watch over the power of the king. This is importance of the creation of this council led to a better developed parliament and a check and balance system, much like the one today, were no ruler could obtain too much power. Not only did the Magna Carta divide the king’s power, but it subjected the king to his own laws. In 1649, King Charles I was put to trial in Westminster Hall. English parliament accused Charles of tyrannical actions and warring against the parliament and the people of England. The Magna Carta, still present in English law, subjected Charles to his own laws and forced himself to be put on trial. He took away parliament twenty years earlier, and in doing so, took away the rights of the freemen of England. Historians thought this was important because when Charles faced trial there was nothing he could do use to defend himself besides his role as the king, but he was viewed as equal in the