Home›Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters›Era›Early Modern (1500-1800)Browse ByEarly Modern (1500-1800)FactsEarly Modern (1500-1800)SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonLandmark Formation YearWell-attested1215 1Defining CharacteristicWell-attestedMagna Carta is a royal charter of rights sealed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. 1Early Modern (1500-1800)Filter Results25 entriesLegal SystemAllCivil Law (1)Common Law (1)English Law (1)French Legal System (1)German Legal System (1)Indian Legal System (1)Japanese Law (1)Law of Austria (1)Law of Denmark (1)Law of Kazakhstan (1)Law of Lithuania (1)Law of Norway (1)Law of Poland (2)Law of Russia (1)Law of Spain (3)Law of Sweden (1)Law of the Netherlands (2)Sharia (1)Traditional Chinese Legal Tradition (1)Country or JurisdictionAllAustria (1)Crown of Castile (1)Denmark (1)England (1)Germany (1)India (1)Ireland (1)Japan (1)Kazakhstan (1)Kingdom of England (1)Kingdom of France (1)Lithuania (1)Mughal Empire (1)Netherlands (2)Norway (1)Poland (3)Qing dynasty (1)Russia (1)Scotland (1)Spain (2)Sweden (1)United States (1)Legal StatusAllAmended (2)Historical / No Longer in Force (17)In Force (2)Repealed (1)Superseded / Replaced (3)Authored ByAllSir Edward Coke (1)Group TreeAllCentral and Eastern European Royal Charters and Statutes (4)Colonial and Indigenous Charters of the Americas (4)East Asian Dynastic and Shogunate Law Codes (2)East Slavic Law Books and Church Statutes (1)English, Welsh and Scottish Charters and Law Books (2)French and Crusader State Charters and Customs (2)Holy Roman Empire, German and Low Countries Law Books and Charters (5)Islamic, African and Steppe Charters and Law Books (2)Nordic Law Books and Charters (2)Southeast and South Asian Law Codes (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 25Act of AbjurationEarly Modern (1500-1800)Buke ShohattoEarly Modern (1500-1800)Civil Code of 1734Early Modern (1500-1800)Codex Maximilianeus bavaricus civilisEarly Modern (1500-1800)Constitutio Criminalis TheresianaEarly Modern (1500-1800)Constitution of 3 May 1791Early Modern (1500-1800)Cornwallis CodeEarly Modern (1500-1800)Corsican ConstitutionEarly Modern (1500-1800)Fatawa 'AlamgiriEarly Modern (1500-1800)Fundamental Constitutions of CarolinaEarly Modern (1500-1800)Fundamental laws of the Kingdom of FranceEarly Modern (1500-1800)General State Laws for the Prussian StatesEarly Modern (1500-1800)Great Qing Legal CodeEarly Modern (1500-1800)Instrument of GovernmentEarly Modern (1500-1800)King's LawEarly Modern (1500-1800)Laws of BurgosEarly Modern (1500-1800)Laws of the IndiesEarly Modern (1500-1800)New Laws of 1542Early Modern (1500-1800)Pacta ConventaEarly Modern (1500-1800)Petition of Right (1628)Early Modern (1500-1800)Sobornoye UlozheniyeEarly Modern (1500-1800)Statutes of LithuaniaEarly Modern (1500-1800)Union of LublinEarly Modern (1500-1800)Union of UtrechtEarly Modern (1500-1800)Zheti ZhargyEarly Modern (1500-1800)Sources1. Magna Carta (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaIntroductionQuote, IntroductionMagna Carta (Medieval Latin for "Great Charter"), sometimes spelled Magna Charta, is a royal charter of rights sealed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.