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Professor Louise Wilkinson, Professor of Medieval History at Canterbury Christ Church University, and Dr. Jess A. Nelson of the National Archives, will provide short biographical details of key women who have played a significant role in the development of Magna Carta.


Biographical details are available for the following women of the period:

Women of Magna Carta

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Lord Phillips

Lord Phillips

Master of the Rolls (2000-2005)

The early settlers in the United States took with them copies of the Magna Carta. One undertaking given by King John in that Charter was as follows: No freeman shall be arrested or imprisoned or disseised or outlawed or exiled or in...

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