Magna Carta

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Magna Carta was the first document in British history to place legal limits on the powers of the King.

History

In 1215, the nobles of England, chafing under King John's excessive taxation and arbitrary justice, would only renew their oaths of fealty if John agreed to their demands. John was forced to agree, and all parties signed the Magna Carta in June of that year.

Its signing was a pivotal moment in human history. The Master sought to prevent its signing, thus altering the course of history, in ways that were never clearly revealed. He was prevented from doing so by the Fifth Doctor. (DW: The King's Demons)

The Eleventh Doctor claimed to have put the Magna Carta in Lily and Cecil Arwel's room at Uncle Digby's country estate. (DW: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)

Behind the scenes

Magna Carta


it is also seen in the end of the world 2005