Magna Carta is coming to the Library of Congress in November 2014! This document is regarded as being one of the foundations of representative government and at the same time marked a defeat of the king by his barons. But long before 1215, King John had suffered massive losses and reversals of fortune, and was on the road to infamy.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
National Poetry Month and Bad King John
Magna Carta is coming to the Library of Congress in November 2014! This document is regarded as being one of the foundations of representative government and at the same time marked a defeat of the king by his barons. But long before 1215, King John had suffered massive losses and reversals of fortune, and was on the road to infamy.
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