While we're looking at the first Magna Carta (written in 1215), that was really only version 1.0. There are many similarities, and some glaring differences, in the later editions. For example: it t...

While nothing could possibly replace the Magna Carta's place in our hearts, the English Bill of Rights eventually replaced the Magna Carta in English law. It turns out that in four hundred years so...

Let's face it: the average American colonist was going to worship any scrap of paper that took power away from a king. The Magna Carta was like their holy grail. It didn't really matter that a lot...

Even more than the U.S. Constitution, the legacy of the Magna Carta can be seen in the Bill of Rights. Beyond the fact that they're both organized in handy list-form, some of the Magna Carta's clau...

He's probably not someone you've ever heard of, because when textbooks start listing great philosophers and thinkers he doesn't often make the cut. But that's unfair and here's why: he made the Mag...

Wouldn't it be great if the Magna Carta were applied to all people everywhere? In case you live in a country that hasn't written a bill of rights or a constitution inspired by the Magna Carta, the...