What is Magna Carta Day?
MAGNA CARTA DAY
Magna Carta Day, June 15, commemorates the signing of the Great Charter that limited the power of the English monarch's reigns.
Although the Magna Carta came about after barons revolted against King John's taxes and feudal law, it outlined specific rights and privileges that previous documents had ignored. King John signed the document at Runnymede on June 15, 1215.
Some of the weight of due process written into our legislation today comes from the following articles published in the Magna Carta over 800 years ago. Basic principals set forth in 1215 are both basic principals set forth in 1215: trials by a jury of our peers and compensation for commodities confiscated for national needs.
The Magna Carta's architecture inspired the creation of significant documents that govern the modern world. The English Bill of Rights was signed in 1689, restricting the reign of the monarchy's reign until again, and 13 articles specifically outlined freedoms. The style and the concepts harken back to the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta provided the United States Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and several states' constitutions all relied on the Magna Carta for direction.
