Magna Carta

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John tried to gather support in order to avoid giving in to the demands, but almost all his followers deserted him. Too weak to resist the barons and bishops, at last he met with them along the south bank of the Thames River, in a meadow called Runnymede. King John affixed his seal to the Magna Carta on June 15, 1215—Britanica

Magna Carta Charter that determined the King does Not have absolute power for he may not reign at his own self-centered whim, nae! much of his authority must be siphoned off Relinquished to Earls, Lords, Barons, Bishops Knights no longer must blindly obey The king and his subjects convened on the dewy emerald green meadows Of Runnymede King John was compelled to sign the Magna Carta With one voice they deemed of him a tyrant At his nadir, weakest point No longer an absolute Monarch Enraged were the English Kings so, that after John no member of the royal family has been Christened John eversince This shall not be forgotten During King 's r n e h i o g J n The Sheriff of Nottingham’s Nemesis is R O B I N H O O D :)

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Robert Gorelick

Date: 5/17/2025 11:50:00 AM

Who else would of thought of the Magna Carta, the route of so many of the rights we have today and cherish. A scholarly post, Anaya. Much appreciated!

I Am Anaya
Date: 5/17/2025 1:28:00 PM

Historians are treasure troves of knowledge, bless them. Your very welcome and Thanx! Smiling

Paige Hind

Date: 5/16/2025 7:19:00 PM

Whoah, I learned something today- I remember learning about the Magna Carta in school, but...it's so vague.

I Am Anaya
Date: 5/17/2025 10:15:00 AM

So did I, we have Wikipedia at our whim, i trust in them as well as other resources. I too don't remember much of school except an essay i wrote in 5th grade Ponce De Leon and the fountain of youth. lol...i loved History!

Duke Beaufort

Date: 5/16/2025 2:00:00 PM

Anaya, this is wonderful. I do like the history lesson you've presented here. Many people might not understand what a long struggle against royalty has occurred over the centuries. In addition, "Kings" come in many forms. There is a historian/professor at Boston College who writes a brief daily letter. Her letter dated 05/15/25 was on this very subject (Magna Carta). You might want to see it as it's very good. Search for Heather Cox Richardson. She also sometimes gives interviews on news shows and radio. Isn't it amazing that the copy Harvard has turns out to be so old. This is so appropriate given our current slide toward autocratic government. Hope you are well and glad to see you keep up with current as well as historical events, and you place them in your poetic compositions! Smiles!

I Am Anaya
Date: 5/17/2025 1:25:00 PM

Iit was on NPR, or the BBC...i'm sure I've seen Heather Cox the historian on My MSNBC/ CNN shows, oh i love Bill Maher for some comedy relief on Saturdays! lol. I'll look for it. Historians are treasure troves of knowledge, bless them. Smiling

Yann Rolland

Date: 5/16/2025 1:37:00 AM

never met a king during my short life, have no regrets, thanks for the subtle poetry

I Am Anaya
Date: 5/16/2025 11:10:00 AM

we can dream, yann there is a discovery made recently; Harvard Law School bought a 1327 copy of the Magna Carta from legal book dealer Sweet & Maxwell for $27.50 in 1946. Nearly eight decades later, two researchers have discovered it's actually an original version. On May 15, Harvard announced that two British researchers discovered the school's copy is one of the authentic versions of the legal document created in 1300. David Carpenter, a professor of medieval history at King’s College London, said he was looking through the school's digitized manuscript collection when he first saw the copy. Wow, this means it's priceless!