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June 16, 2015 06:54 am PDT
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Screw the Magna Carta. The Charter of the Forest is where it'sat
The 800-year old Magna Carta, limiting the powers of the English monarchy, is hailed as a foundation stone of modern democracy and civil rights. But not only is it more limited in scope than commonly supposed, much of it is humorously and oddly specific, at least to modern ears. Read the rest
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