There are several important clauses in the Magna Carta the deal with the King’s powers over the family lives of his nobility. What was the King’s interest in these matters?
Do you think that the barons thought the King was trustworthy? How were the provisions of the charter to be enforced?
In what areas can you see Magna Carta as an ancestor of the later views about individual freedom?

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There are several important clauses in the Magna Carta the deal with the King’s powers over the family lives of his nobility.  What was the King’s interest in these matters?
Do you think that the barons thought the King was trustworthy?  How were the provisions of the charter to be enforced?
In what areas can you see Magna Carta as an ancestor of the later views about individual freedom?

(magna carta)

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