2015Known as the "Great Charter" of Britain, it came into force in800Anniversary.

Magna Carta800The dust of space and time is still dazzling,

It opens the real modern legal framework.

1215The peace agreement signed between King John and the rebel nobles in was written in Latin on the animal skin.

Its in1217When reissued in, it was renamed "Magna Carta".

To commemorate the signing of the Magna Carta800"Penguin Classic Series" launched an academic Magna Carta(Magna Carta)。 This book is written by David carpenter, a professor at Kings College London(David Carpenter)He is an expert in medieval history, especially the history of the 13th century.

In the book, he made an in-depth study of the contents of the Magna Carta, put it in the historical background of that time, and analyzed the relationship between various social strata and ethnic groups reflected in the Magna Carta, from the royal family to the nobility to the free agriculture, from the town to the church, as well as the status of vulnerable groups such as women and Jews.

In addition to the new text and the translation of the Magna Carta, David carpenter made a new exposition on the text, origin, survival and implementation of the Magna Carta, showing how the Magna Carta quickly occupied a central position in British political life. It is also viewed from the perspective of the Magna Carta13Society in the th century focused on women and farmers, as well as nobles and knights. This book is a milestone in the study of the Magna Carta.

David Carpenter is Professor of Medieval History at Kings College, London and a foremost authority on the Magna Carta period. He is the author of The Struggle for Mastery in Britain, 1066-1284, a volume in the Penguin History of Britain series.

David Carpenter deserves to replace Sir James Holt as the standard authority, and an unfailingly readable one too. Ferdinand Mount, Regulation 124; TLS 124;

An invaluable new commentary Jill Leopore,New Yorker

With a new commentary by David Carpenter

"No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land."

Magna Carta, forced on King John in 1215 by rebellion, is one of the most famous documents in world history. It asserts a fundamental principle: that the ruler is subject to the law. Alongside a new text and translation of the Charter, David Carpenters commentary draws on new discoveries to give an entirely fresh account of Magna Cartas text, origins, survival and enforcement, showing how it quickly gained a central place in English political life. It also uses Magna Carta as a lens through which to view thirteenth-century society, focusing on women and peasants as well as barons and knights. The book is a landmark in Magna Carta studies.

2015 is the 800th anniversary of Magna Cartas creation - an event which will be marked with exhibitions, commemorations and debates in all the countries over whose constitutions and legal assumptions the shadow of Magna Cartahangs.

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Pocket version andBritish paperbackandA4Comparison chart of standard paper size

Pocket version andAmerican paperbackandA4Comparison chart of standard paper size

British paperback and American paperbackA4Comparison chart of standard paper size