Magna Carta & the Rule of Law
The Magna Carta (Great Charter) was signed in 1215 when English barons forced King John to agree to limits on royal power. It established the principle that the king was subject to the law — not above it. This principle became the foundation of the rule of law in Britain. The Magna Carta influenced the development of Parliament and later the Bill of Rights (1689), which further limited the powers of the monarch and established the rights of Parliament.