a very short introduction Vincent, Nicholas. creator text nyu Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2012 monographic eng

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136 p. ; 18 cm. 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. 1. In Good King Edward's golden days -- 2. Angevin kingship: making and breaking royal law -- 3. King John's 'little ways' -- 4. The road to Runnymede -- 5. The charter defeated: the charter victorious -- 6. The charter as totem and as artefact. Nicholas Vincent. Includes bibliographical references (125-126) and index. Constitutional history England Law England History Great Britain History 13th century R AC 5 V573 081 9780199582877 060907 20230411085743.0 10282