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Chargement... A Brief History of the Magna Carta (2008)par Geoffrey Hindley
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. I saw this at the library and picked it up on a whim. The introduction almost put me off completely, but the main content was less off-putting, although I found it quite hard to follow - in fact I would say I felt I needed to know more about Magna Carta in the first place, just to read this book that says it's a brief history of it, which seems a little counterintuitive. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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2015 marks the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta, the influence of which is still felt today around the world. In 1215 the barons of England forced King John to sign a revolutionary document which would change the political landscape not only of thirteenth-century Britain, but of the modern world. Magna Carta was the forerunner of the constitution that limited the powers of the crown and its echoes can be found in the seventeenth-century Civil Wars, the struggles for American Independence, the work of Thomas Paine and in the bedrock constitutional legislation of just about every democratic country today. As civil Liberties and the rule of law are increasingly brought into question throughout the world, leading medieval historian Geoffrey Hindley breathes vivid life into the story behind the signing of Magna Carta, and reveals the undiminished significance of this ancient document in today's world. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)942.033History and Geography Europe England and Wales England Plantagenet 1154-1399 John 1199-1216Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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