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100 1 _aMcKechnie, William Sharp,
_d1863-1930
245 1 0 _aMagna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John :
_bWith an Historical Introduction
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2021-05-17
508 _aKD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John" by William Sharp McKechnie is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the significance and implications of the Magna Carta, focusing on its historical context and its role in the development of constitutional freedoms in England. The book aims to provide a fresh commentary on this pivotal document, critiquing earlier interpretations and emphasizing its relevance to the struggles for liberty. The opening of the commentary highlights that no significant modern analysis of Magna Carta has been published until now, despite the profound impact of the Great Charter on English constitutional history. McKechnie discusses the motivations behind his work, emphasizing the necessity of examining the various grievances that led to its creation and outlining the events that unfolded in the lead-up to its signing. He argues that the Magna Carta is deserving of detailed study due to its complexities and the wealth of knowledge in contemporary scholarship, setting the stage for a thorough exploration of its chapters and clauses in the remaining text. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLaw -- England -- History
653 _aMagna Carta
653 _aConstitutional history -- England -- Sources
653 _aLaw -- England -- Sources
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65363
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