What effect did the Magna Carta have on society?
The Magna Carta, first written in 1215AD, was a set of laws essentially establishing that everyone, including the king, should be subject to the law and punished “in proportion to the gravity of the offence”.
Before the Magna Carta was created, England was ruled by King John, who is often referred to as the worst king in history. He had a dreadful reputation for raising taxes and thwarted the law many times, getting away with it thanks to his superior rank. Some examples of crimes he committed are the imprisonment of his ex-wife, the starvation of his opponents and the murder of his nephew1. He also collected heavy taxes from his subjects to pay his own expenses.
In 1215, his barons (major
The Magna Carta, first written in 1215AD, was a set of laws essentially establishing that everyone, including the king, should be subject to the law and punished “in proportion to the gravity of the offence”.
Before the Magna Carta was created, England was ruled by King John, who is often referred to as the worst king in history. He had a dreadful reputation for raising taxes and thwarted the law many times, getting away with it thanks to his superior rank. Some examples of crimes he committed are the imprisonment of his ex-wife, the starvation of his opponents and the murder of his nephew1. He also collected heavy taxes from his subjects to pay his own expenses.
In 1215, his barons (major