1215 the year of Magna Carta /

"Surveying a broad landscape through a narrow lens, 1215 sweeps readers back eight centuries in a portrait of life during a time of global upheaval, the ripples of which can still be felt today." "At the center of this period is the document that has become the root of modern freedom: the Magna Carta. Never before had royal authority been challenged so fundamentally. The Great Charter would become the foundation of the U.S. government and legal system, and nearly eight hundred years later, two of Magna Carta's sixty-three clauses are still a ringing expression of freedom for mankind. But it was also a time of political revolution and domestic change that saw the Crusades, Richard the Lionheart, King John, and - in legend - Robin Hood all make their marks on history." "Broad in scope and rich in detail, 1215 illuminates what may have been the most important year of our history."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved