And on 15 June, 1215, they met the king at Runnymede, by the Thames in Surrey, and demanded he sign a peace treaty Magna Carta. John agreed, and for the first time the principle was established ...

No free man shall be arrested, or imprisoned?.unless by legal judgement of his peers, or by the law of the land'The Magna Carta was drawn up in 1215 when King John's barons forced him to agree to ...

The BBC has asked Ms Quinn for comment. Magna Carta, signed in 1215 by King John, was a royal charter of rights designed to bring peace between the King and his barons. Although it is one of the ...

In this film, Dr Sam Caslin from Liverpool University explores sources at The National Archives in Kew to discover the origins and importance of Magna Carta, which was first written in 1215.