And on 15 June, 1215, they met the king at Runnymede, by the Thames in Surrey, and demanded he sign a peace treaty Magna Carta. John agreed, and for the first time the principle was established ...

Instead, he agreed to it by putting his wax seal at the bottom ... which is why many people tend to say now that King John ‘signed’ the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta was designed as a peace ...

Seen by many as the birthplace of modern democracy, it was witness to King John's historic sealing of the Magna Carta over 800 years ago. However, what many people don't realise is that it is also ...

The medieval manuscript, which is almost 100 years older than King John’s Magna Carta and has been described as ‘Britain’s Hidden Treasure’ by the British Library, has never before been seen in its ...

Within the collection is a 1297 copy of the Magna Carta. It’s not only important ... in the reign of King John, who was widely considered to be a bit of a tyrant. He endured an uprising ...

Featuring Ben Miller in the title role, Horrible Histories looks at the life and reign of King John (1166-1216 ... just a year before his rotten death, he signed the Magna Carta in 1215 - the greatest ...