Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill discusses the Declaration of Independence and what inspired the Founders to ...

The Declaration of Indepenence, not to mention the Constitution that came 11 years later, did not come out of nothing. Over ...

Harvard Law Library bought a version of the royal charter at auction for just $27.50 in 1946, the equivalent of round $450 ...

Human rights, defined as the basic rights and freedoms inherent to all individuals, have evolved considerably in both scope and application in the modern era. Contemporary societies have increasingly ...

Yes, the U.S. declared independence from the British Crown in 1776. But the kind of “king” these protesters seem to fear had already ceased to exist in Britain long before that. By the time George III ...

Many people of interest are connected to Worcester Cathedral with some having been buried in the grounds. Among those are St Oswald, William Hamilton (2nd Duke of Hamilton) and Stanley Baldwin. You ...

Why critical minerals is relevant to the UPSC exam? What is the significance of topics such as judicial accountability, India’s rising import bill and Magna Carta on both the preliminary and main ...

Con, er, Constitutional Convention, vote is coming in 2026. Boring? Yes. Important? Also yes. John Lindstrom breaks it down.

After the 1215 original printed by King John, five other editions were written in the following decades — until 1300, the last time the full document was set out and authorized by the king’s seal.