It aimed to limit the king's powers by law and to introduce safeguards against arbitrary taxation and arrest. In later centuries it became a symbolic reference text in the development of the idea of constitutional government and the rule of law.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was Signing of Magna Carta?
- The document that the English King John (Lackland), under pressure from the barons, approved at Runnymede in 1215.
- When did Signing of Magna Carta happen?
- 1215 CE