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001 2015375116
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010 $a 2015375116
020 $a9781473610057
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn908396686
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050 00 $aKD3946$b.S73 2015
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100 1 $aStarkey, David,$eauthor.
245 10 $aMagna Carta :$bthe true story behind the Charter /$cDavid Starkey.
264 1 $aLondon :$bHodder & Stoughton,$c2015.
300 $a285 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$bcolor illustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
336 $astill image$bsti$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $aAt Runnymede, on the banks of the River Thames, on 15 June 1215, the seal of King John was attached to the Magna Carta, and peace descended upon the land. Or that's what successive generations have believed. But is it true? And have we been persuaded (or persuaded ourselves) that the events of 15 June 1215 not only ended a civil war between the king and the barons but - as if by magic - established a British constitution beloved and copied throughout the world? Often viewed as a victory for the people over the monarchy and a cornerstone of democracy, the true significance of Magna Carta is misunderstood and misrepresented. In Magna Carta: The True Story Behind the Charter, David Starkey paints a vivid portrait of the years 1215-1225, ten revolutionary years of huge significance that produced not one but four charters. Peopled by colourful historical figures - John, the boy-king Henry, Pope Innocent III, Archbishop Stephen Langton, William Marshal - Starkey tells a story of treachery and idealism, politics and peace-making that is surprising and enthralling.
505 00 $gIntroduction --$tThe great king? : John and his opponents --$tThe crisis --$tRebels with a cause --$tThe road to Runnymede --$tRunnymede --$tFor all and for ever --$tFailure --$tRoman echoes --$tCivil war and war of words --$tDesperation --$tNew king; new charter --$tVictory and reconciliation --$tSpontaneous and free consent --$tAfter Magna Carta : a tale of two charters --$gAppendix:$tThe Charters.
630 00 $aMagna Carta.
650 0 $aConstitutional history$zEngland.
650 0 $aLaw$zEngland$xHistory.