Obey The Law: The Magna Carta Document

The Magna Carta was a written document which gave nobles the respect of their rights by King John. This document would list rights that the King could not ignore. One of the most important written principles in the document stated that even the King must obey the law. This piece was a brand new idea in 1215 which would later become one of the basic principles of English government. Most importantly, it shows that the King must obey the law which meant he couldn’t disobey something that he normally would, like collecting high taxes or waging to many wars. Another important piece to the document states that the king could not imprison free men without it being judged lawful by their peers. This established a principle that would later be a fair