To try to keep the peace with rebellious barons and landowners, King John agreed to the Magna Carta in 1215. It was the first written document that established the rule of law and limited the king ...

In 1215, following disputes with barons and war with France, King John signed one of the earliest bills of human rights into existence: the Magna Carta.

It is considered a cornerstone of British democracy and three clauses from the 1225 Magna Carta are still in force today.

William Mullins and his family boarded the Mayflower at Rotherhithe on the south bank of the Thames in east London in July ...

Former justice secretary argues defendants ‘play the system’ amid record backlog of cases and delays bringing suspected ...

The traveling exhibit, which traveled the world from 2014 through 2018 was an integral part of the world-wide observations of the 1215 sealing of Magna Carta. Lake County TV has aired a special Magna ...

A significant number of documents, including the Magna Carta of 1215, the Petition of Right of 1628, and the Declaration of Rights of 1689, had listed Crown abuses against the rights of subjects ...

The traveling exhibit, which traveled the world from 2014 through 2018 was an integral part of the world-wide observations of the 1215 sealing of Magna Carta.

Private property rights are one of the foundations of liberty. People’s freedom as individuals to shape their destiny by ...

Local attorney Ben Griffith will present a program to the Lafayette County Historical and Genealogical Society on the rich, ...

Contactless train journeys are expanding further out of London — with 47 new stations reachable with a simple tap of the bank ...

The average lifespan of a constitution, often called a ‘living document’, has not increased to the same extent over the last ...