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Magna Carta 1215
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Provided by the Avalon Project at Yale
Magna Carta Collection - The British Library
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"Explore the Magna Carta of 1215 (one of the four surviving copies), together with a 1225 Magna Carta and Forest Charter authorised by Henry III. Discover Magna Carta in draft form by viewing The Articles of the Barons; view the papal bull that later annulled all the Charter's clauses; and examine a range of rich historical sources relating to Magna Carta's 800 year legacy."

The Angevins and the Charter (1154-1216) by S. M. Toyne
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
Historical Essay on the Magna Charta of King John...
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Call Number: Online - HeinOnline
To Which Are Added, the Great Charter in Latin and English; the Charter of Liberties and Confirmations, Granted by Henry III. and Edward I.; the Original Charter of the Forests; and Various Authentic Instruments Connected with Them; Explanatory Notes on Their Several Privileges; a Descriptive Account of the Principal Originals and Editions Extant, Both in Print and Manuscript, and Other Illustrations, Derived from the Most Interesting and Authentic Sources
Magna Carta - A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John with an Historical Introduction 1914 by William Sharp McKechnie
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Call Number: Online - HeinOnline
2nd edition
Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John, with an Historical Introduction by William Sharp McKechnie
Call Number: Online - free - Library of Liberty
"This is a detailed and meticulous edition of Magna Carta with each clause in the original Latin, followed by an English translation and heavily annotated by the editor."
2nd edition

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