Magna Carta : through the ages /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Turner, Ralph V.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson/Longman, 2003 (2008 printing)
Description:1 online resource (x, 256 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Subject:Magna Carta.
Magna Carta.
Constitutional history -- England -- Sources.
HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
Constitutional history.
Magna Carta.
Grondrechten.
Grondwetten.
England.
England -- Magna Charta.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Sources.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12012099
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ISBN:9781317873945
1317873947
9781317873952
1317873955
9780582438262
0582438268
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index.
Other form:Print version: Turner, Ralph V. Magna Carta. 1st ed. Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson/Longman, 2003 (2008 printing) 9780582438262
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Summary: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. Very few trace the Charter's legacy to subsequent centuries and even fewer look at the fate of the physical document. Turner also underlines its great influence outside the United Kingdom, especially in North 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'.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 256 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index.
ISBN:9781317873945
1317873947
9781317873952
1317873955
9780582438262
0582438268