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Magna Carta is the medieval touchstone charter of western liberties, brought about by contention among the English crown, nobility, church, and towns.

Table of Contents

Introduction Kings of England and France during the Making of Magna Carta Glossary Maps The Myth of Magna Carta Magna Carta and the Church Magna Carta and the Towns Magna Carta and the Barons Magna Carta and the Common Law Magna Carta and Parliament Biographies of Persons and Developments Related to Magna Carta Primary Documents Appendix A: The Crusades and Crusading States of the East Appendix B: The Medieval Trial by Ordeal Annotated Bibliography

About the Author

Katherine Fischer Drew is Lynette S. Autry Professor Emeritus of History, Rice University, Houston, and past President of the Medieval Academy.

Reviews

?[W]ill appeal to any high school collection of medieval studies; the in-deoth focus on a key document which codified royal power and individual liberties provides students the opportunity to understand how the original agreement gained popularity in the legal and political circles of early England.?-MBR Internet Bookwatch

?Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and graduate students.?-Choice

"ÝW¨ill appeal to any high school collection of medieval studies; the in-deoth focus on a key document which codified royal power and individual liberties provides students the opportunity to understand how the original agreement gained popularity in the legal and political circles of early England."-MBR Internet Bookwatch

"Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and graduate students."-Choice

"[W]ill appeal to any high school collection of medieval studies; the in-deoth focus on a key document which codified royal power and individual liberties provides students the opportunity to understand how the original agreement gained popularity in the legal and political circles of early England."-MBR Internet Bookwatch