Runnymede
Magna Carta site
Runnymede is a meadow along the Thames in Surrey, England, where King John sealed the Magna Carta in 1215.
The site symbolizes the origins of constitutional liberty and limited government.
Various memorials now stand there, including ones to the Magna Carta, John F.
Kennedy, and Commonwealth air forces.
Founding organizational document
- baronsTitled nobles, lowest rank
- King JohnPlantagenet who granted liberties
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- libertiesProtected individual rights
freedoms · common law · constitutionalism · legal history · precedent · rights · rule of law · due process
Grassy field for grazing
- ThamesLondon's river
- SurreyRegion bordering Greater London
- EnglandLargest British country
- parklandLand designated as park
riverside · landmark · heritage site · National Trust · memorial · greenbelt · pastoral · countryside
National legislative assembly
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- freedomsRights to act unhindered
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
representation · rule of law · civil liberties · American Bar Association · Commonwealth · inspiration · founding fathers · Bill of Rights
Land-for-service social structure
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- PlantagenetMedieval English dynasty
vassalage · Middle Ages · rebellion · sovereignty · knights · lords · realm · crown
charter
Founding organizational document
- baronsTitled nobles, lowest rank
- King JohnPlantagenet who granted liberties
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
liberties · freedoms · common law · constitutionalism · legal history · precedent · rights · rule of law · due process · habeas corpus
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
parkland · riverside · landmark · heritage site · National Trust · memorial · greenbelt · pastoral · countryside · scenic
parliament
National legislative assembly
constitution · representation · rule of law · civil liberties · American Bar Association · Commonwealth · inspiration · founding fathers · Bill of Rights · constitutional monarchy
feudalism
Land-for-service social structure
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
Plantagenet · vassalage · Middle Ages · rebellion · sovereignty · knights · lords · realm · crown · allegiance
Runnymededivine right of kings
Monarchs rule by celestial mandate
tyranny · despotism · Star Chamber · absolute monarchy · autocracy
RunnymedeHastings
English seaside town, historic
Agincourt · Waterloo · the Somme · Tower of London · Windsor Castle
RunnymedeHastings
English seaside town, historic
Waterloo · Agincourt · Thermopylae · Stalingrad · Gettysburg