Description
Magna Carta, issued by King John and his barons on June 15, 1215, is among the most important constitutional documents in history. Defining the liberties of individuals just as parliamentary democracy was emerging in England, it subsequently inspired defenders of freedom throughout the Western world. Magna Carta also played a key role in the English Civil War and the American Revolution. Timothy Graham provides a detailed orientation to the original document and considers its influence throughout history.
Timothy Graham is a distinguished professor of history and a regents’ professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at UNM. He served as director of the Institute for Medieval Studies 2002-2020, organizing the acclaimed annual Medieval Spring Lecture Series. He holds BA, MA, and PhD degrees from Cambridge and an MPhil from the Warburg Institute, University of London. He is the coauthor of Introduction to Manuscript Studies.