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King John did not intend to honor it. But within a year or so he was dead, and it was reissued with some changes under the seal of his son, the 9 year old King Henry III. Other amended versions were issued in 1217 and 1225, and this last version became part of English Statute Law. Many of its clauses remaining there through the centuries to become integral parts of the legal systems of the English speaking world and indeed much of the world.
King John did not intend to honor it. But within a year or so he was dead, and it was reissued with some changes under the seal of his son, the 9 year old King Henry III. Other amended versions were issued in 1217 and 1225, and this last version became part of English Statute Law. Many of its clauses remaining there through the centuries to become integral parts of the legal systems of the English speaking world and indeed much of the world.
A modern translation of the 1215 document can be found [http://www.bl.uk/treasures/magnacarta/translation.html here]
A modern translation of the 1215 document can be found [http://www.bl.uk/treasures/magnacarta/translation.html here].
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