The Magna Carta, or ‘Great Charter’, was first granted in June 1215 by King John of England as a treaty of rights and concessions to end a baron-led revolt. A charter was any proclamation or …

Sep 22, 2014 · The Legacy of Magna Carta in Australia The Magna Carta is the most famous and important document in the history of the English-speaking world. Heard of by most, but read by …

Magna Carta is one of the historic foundations of Australian democracy. Its principles about the rule of law and good government remain relevant today. Explore Magna Carta through its …

Nineteenth and twentieth century Australia. Magna Carta was used both in legal cases and in political arguments to criticise government policies and to assert rights that the colonialists …

Magna Carta is one of the historic foundations of Australian democracy. Its principles about the rule of law and good government remain relevant today. Explore Magna Carta through its …

First issued in 1215, the Magna Carta (Latin for ‘Great Charter’) is celebrated as a founding document in the development of constitutional and parliamentary government. Very few 13th …

What is the Magna Carta? The Magna Carta is a document that set up the idea that all people, including the king, have rights and responsibilities under the law. The first version of the …

Magna Carta is one of the historic foundations of Australian democracy. Its principles about the rule of law and good government remain relevant today. Explore Magna Carta through its …

The Magna Carta recognised individual freedoms and human rights. Its principles established the doctrine that everyone was expected to live according to the law of the land.

Australia now owns one of just four surviving copies of the 1297 version of the Great Charter, the version that entered the statute books under the reign of Edward I, with several clauses …