Invoked against the excesses of royal power in 1215, the Magna Carta is perhaps the most famous constitutional document in history. David Starkey explores its contribution to making everyone - even the monarch - subject to the rule of law, and how it became the foundation of the US Constitution.
Invoked against the excesses of royal power in 1215, the Magna Carta is perhaps the most famous constitutional document in history. David Starkey explores its contribution to making everyone - even the monarch - subject to the rule of law, and how it became the foundation of the US Constitution.