Magna Carta | MCQs

Explanation

"Magna Carta Libertatum" was signed on June 15, 1215 AD.

History

Magna Carta was a charter agreed upon by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.

It promised the protection of Church rights and protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment.

The principle was that the English population should be governed by definite laws and the monarch's decrees.

Explanation

Magna Carta Libertatum (Medieval Latin for "Great Charter of Freedoms"), commonly called Magna Carta 

Magna Carta, the English Great Charter, charter of English liberties granted by King John on June 15, 1215.

Under threat of civil war and reissued, with alterations, in 1216, 1217, and 1225.

Purpose: Peace treaty

Explanation

Magna Carta Libertatum (Medieval Latin for "Great Charter of Freedoms"), commonly called Magna Carta 

Magna Carta, the English Great Charter, charter of English liberties granted by King John on June 15, 1215.

Under threat of civil war and reissued, with alterations, in 1216, 1217, and 1225.

Purpose: Peace treaty