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
Summary
Magna Carta has long been considered the foundation stone of the British Constitution, yet few people today understand either its contents or its context. With a full English translation of the 1215 charter, Nicholas Vincent introduces the document to a modern audience; explaining its origins and tracing its significance in history
