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By Melissa Snell, About.com Guide to Medieval History since 1997

Magna Carta Signed

Thursday June 15, 2006
It was a seminal event in western legal history when King John of England, forced into a corner by his barons, signed the document that guaranteed certain English political liberties. Find out more about it, and find out what else happened on June 15 through This Date in Medieval History.

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June 26, 2008 at 6:22 pm
(1) Terry Sleeper says:

King John did not sign Magna Carta - he merely put his Great Seal to it.

March 16, 2009 at 4:08 pm
(2) nikki babyyy says:

i don’t agree to what terry is saying. he did sign it… he was forced to!

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