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Reissue of the Magna Carta in England

Type Event Region England Time 1225

In 1225, England's Henry III reissued Magna Carta at the barons' request along with the Charter of the Forest, establishing the authoritative text th…

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  1. 1224–1225England · EnglandHenry III declared his majority in 1224, and the barons immediately demanded that the king reconfirm the rights and limits established by the Magna Carta forced upon John in 1215 and its 1216 and 1217 revisions, in exchange for continued support for royal authority.
  2. c. 1225Westminster · Greater LondonHenry III formally reissued Magna Carta at Westminster under the great seal, with the text slightly amended from the 1217 version; for the first time the legal constraints on royal power were confirmed by the king's voluntary grant rather than under compulsion.
  3. 1225–1297England · EnglandThe 1225 Magna Carta and the concurrently issued Charter of the Forest together formed the core of England's constitutional documents; thereafter every later royal reconfirmation of Magna Carta followed the 1225 text, which became the authoritative version cited by posterity.

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