Magna Carta Libertatum (Medieval Latin for "the Great Charter of the Liberties"), commonly called Magna Carta (also Magna Charta; "(the) Great Charter"), is a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.
First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons, it promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown, to be implemented through a council of 25 barons.
It is honoured in the United States as an antecedent of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights. In 1976, the UK lent one of four surviving originals of the 1215 Magna Carta to the United States for their bicentennial celebrations and also donated an ornate display case for it. The original was returned after one year, but a replica and the case are still on display in the United States Capitol Crypt in Washington, D.C.
We celebrate Magna Carta Day here in Denver, Colorado every-other-year along with our Biennial Conference of the Americas.
We met on the 807 th anniversary of the creation of the Magna Carta and agreement by King John (even though it only lasted a few days.) Join us again June 15, 2023. Magna Carta Park is on the corner of Hampden and South Colorado Blvd. here in Denver. For sponsorship info or to volunteer call William F Robinson III (303)756-6601. 2017 MAGNA CARTA DAY in Denver Magna Carta Park. Join us!
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