Magna Carta in a Minute - HiHu >> .
Magna Carta, British Library:
https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/magna-carta-1215 .
Magna Carta: Latin and English:
https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/1215-magna-carta-latin-and-engish .
English translation:
https://www.magnacartaplus.org/magnacarta/ .
Latin text:
http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/magnacarta.html .
As a 13th-century peace treaty, Magna Carta was a failure. Just 10 weeks after its creation, it was annulled by the Pope and the country was plunged into civil war. Yet this was by no means the end of the charter’s journey.
The Charter was saved by John’s death in October 1216.
The issuing of a new version of the Charter by Henry III’s minority government in 1216 had its effect. In the decisive battle, fought at Lincoln on 20 May 1217, the English barons on Louis’ side simply surrendered. Not one was killed. When peace was finally declared later in the year, and Louis returned to France, the minority government redeemed its promises. In November 1217 they issued a second version of the Charter. For the first time it was now described as ‘Magna Carta’, Latin for ‘The Great Charter’. This was in order to distinguish it from a second charter, smaller in size, known as the Charter of the Forest, which was issued simultaneously to govern the running of the royal forest.
