Rights of War and Peace: Including the Law of Nature and of Nations (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Rights of War and Peace: Including the Law of Nature and of Nations<br><br>The Magna Carta greatest of all historical char ters wrung from the various kings of England from Henry I downward was granted by King John at the pressing instance of the Barons and Commons of England toward the end of his ill-judged and unfortunate reign. Of this Document celebrated and historic as it is but little is known at large. Although Blackstone and other prominent lawyers have written upon it information about it is hard to obtain. N o reproduction of the orig inal Document has ever been offered to American col lectors. This facsimile is illuminated in colors with the Shields of many of the Peers who compelled King John to accede to their demands for civil and religious liberty. The original charter was signed at a place called Runny mede (the Council Meadow) a spot between Windsor and Staines on the 15th of June 1215 about a year before the death of John. It practically guaranteed to the Com mons of England all the civil and religious rights they enjoy to-day. It dealt with testamentary law as well se curing to widows all the legal rights which they to-day possess. It dealt with the rights of accused persons; with military service; with feudal tenure; with taxation and it limited the heretofore autocratic power of the King to an extent unknown before in the history of the world.<br><br>If we except the Declaration of Independence it is the most interesting historical record of all time.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.