Magna Carta (Great Charter)

Magna Carta (Great Charter) was an agreement on June 15, 1215, between John, King of England, and twenty-five rebellious barons, establishing certain limits on the authority of the king. For centuries thereafter, it was considered a foundation of English law. The ideals of Magna Carta inspired notions of individual liberty in the charters of the English colonies in North America, and later the Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States of America.

I am a descendant of some of the Barons through Margaret (Domville) Banks 1610 – 1667.