[MR] Magna Carta Sealed This Day in 1215

[Garth Groff]

Noble friends,

On this date in 1215, King John of England set his seal to the _Magna 
Carta_ at "rushy Runneymede". It was a reluctant assent, and both he and 
the Pope repudiated the charter ("The nerve of those barons!"). Although 
the laws set down in the _Magna Carta_ were modified many times 
throughout history, and only three clauses remain in effect in Great 
Britain, as a symbolic document it forms the basis of English and United 
States law.

You can read about the _Magna Carta_ here: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta

And here's some more about "bad" King John: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England . He was actually a 
more able king in some ways than history credits him, but still he was a 
pretty nasty guy.

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, That Crazy Scot