Magna Carta - Manuscripts and Myths (Paperback, Reissue ed.)

The Magna Carta is one of the most celebrated documents in English history and one of the British Library's greatest treasures. But despite this, the reinterpretations of it since 1215 have tended to obscure its real meaning for King John and his baronial opponents. Magna Carta was not intended to be a lasting declaration of legal principle, still less an embryonic code of human rights. It was a practical solution to a political crisis and it served the interests of the highest ranks of feudal society by reasserting the power of custom to limit arbitrary behaviour by the king. This work explores the context in which Magna Carta was issued to discover what it really meant to its creators and how it came to be an iconic historical document. This updated edition includes full colour illustrations.

General

Imprint:	The British Library Publishing Division
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	February 2011
Authors:	Claire Breay
Dimensions:	246 x 176 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	64
Edition:	Reissue ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-7123-5833-0
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	0-7123-5833-1
Barcode:	9780712358330

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