Magna Carta and its gifts to Canada : democracy, law, and human rights
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- ISBN: 9781459731127 (softcover) :
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128 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Publisher: Toronto : Dundurn, 2015.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | part1, The history of kings, barons and the commons -- Early perceptions of democracy -- Life in thirteenth century England -- The making of King John -- part 2, Magna carta and the Charter of the forest -- The reign of king John and the coming of Magna carta -- The key principles of Magna carta -- The repudiation of Magna carta and the death of King John -- The Charter of the forest : protection of the commons -- The provisions of Oxford and the development of parliament -- part 3, The decline and revival of Magna carta -- The spread of Magna carta's ideals from barons to commoners -- The decline of Magna carta -- Sir Edward Coke and the rebirth of Magna carta -- The petition of right in 1628 -- The English civil wars and interregnum -- The bill of rights and the emergence of constitutional monarchy -- part 4, Magna carta abroad -- Canada's first constitutional document : the Royal proclamation of 1763 -- The American revolution -- The French revolution -- Magna carta and Canada's confederation in 1867 -- part 5, Magna carta today -- The global impact of Magna carta and the Charter of the forest -- Surviving copies of Magna carta -- Magna carta in modern Canada. |
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Subject: | Magna Carta -- Magna Carta Civil rights -- Canada |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | KE 4381 H37 2015 (Text) | 26040003018690 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |