Talk:Magna Carta

According to Faversham Charters & Magna Carta Exhibition, there are 6 versions of Magna Carta, the last one being the 1300 version that HLS library held. However, the current article doesn't make it clear that there are six versions, and the 1300 one is the last version. Only five versions are clearly stated in TOC. I suggest to update it to make it six. Happyseeu (talk) 17:07, 30 May 2025 (UTC) Reply

I may be missing something, but the article does indeed mention all six, corresponding to those listed in the Faversham link you provided: 1215, 1216, 1217, 1225, 1297 and 1300. Can you point out where correction is needed? MichaelMaggs (talk) 17:27, 30 May 2025 (UTC) Reply

Looking at it again, the 1297 section has a couple of sections on 1297 and then moves straight into "With the reconfirmation of the charters in 1300...". The post-1300 reconfirmations are then dealt with very quickly in a later section ("reconfirmed 32 times according to Sir Edward Coke, and possibly as many as 45 times").

So it's a little odd - the article treats 1297 as the last one significant enough for a specific heading, but 1300 as the last one notable enough to discuss individually in detail and also the last one where the individual copies are notable. Andrew Gray (talk) 21:45, 7 June 2025 (UTC) Reply

For completeness I've added a 1300 subsection heading. The whole thing could do with a review, though. MichaelMaggs (talk) 13:28, 8 June 2025 (UTC) Reply

NO MENTION OF THE BELOW INFORMATION IS MADE IN THE HISTORY SECTION DESCRIBING THE 1216 MAGNA CARTA (ISSUED BY HENRY'S REGENCY) Can we please include this? There is only one surviving copy, at Durham:

When the 1215 Magna Carta was declared null and void, the result was civil war. Events changed when King John suddenly died in October 1216, and his nine-year-old son was declared King Henry III (1216-1272).

Henry’s regency government, led by William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke (1147-1219), and Cardinal Guala Bicchieri (1150-1227), moved quickly to secure his throne and peace by offering a new version of Magna Carta. Henry was not old enough to have his own great seal, so the document was issued in his name but with the seals of Marshal and Bicchieri, in November 1216.

Durham Cathedral has the only surviving issue of the 1216 Magna Carta. Its seals are missing, but the text states it was sealed by William Marshal and Cardinal Bicchieri, acting as regents on behalf of the young King Henry III.

Source: https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/explore/treasures-collections/our-most-famous-items/magna-carta-and-the-charter-of-the-forest 188.39.84.242 (talk) 19:44, 19 June 2025 (UTC) Reply

Not sure what you mean by "no mention is made ...". I see the second paragraph of the lead beginning "After John's death, the regency government of his young son, Henry III, reissued the document in 1216 ..."; a 3-paragraph subsection under History headed Great Charter of 1216; and a sentence in the Later exemplifications subsection reading "Only one exemplification of the 1216 charter survives, held in Durham Cathedral." Please explain what information you think is missing. GrindtXX (talk) 20:16, 19 June 2025 (UTC) Reply

Not done: As said above by GrindtXX. Also, not specified exactly what change is being requested here. SI09 (talk) 17:02, 20 June 2025 (UTC) Reply

1. The Preamble of the British North America Act, 1867 imports all the great British rights documents; 2. Also, how could a province pass a law to repeal Magna Carta when (a) it's constitutional via the Preamble of 1867; and (b) it's a compact with the SOVEREIGN, it doesn't originate in a British statute. It can be confirmed in a British statute, and a British statute can be repealed, but that doesn't repeal the underlying Charter which is a compact of the Sovereign with the People. On this and other points, see "Defence of the Realm" by The Magna Carta Society, UK, https://u.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=kZyWMP5ZClfUgjyBbHuuKjcY4sso2yx3bcgX prepared under the supervision of Arthur Leolin Price, QC, https://www.scribd.com/document/438308665/130411-Leo-Price-Cbe-Qc

On 2024年07月01日 (Canada'sDay) the USA SupremeCourt declared that their elected King-President is above the law for any 'official act' while in office.

This USA rejection of MagnaCarta needs to be noted by Wikipedia. ~2025-44161-63 (talk) 17:36, 31 December 2025 (UTC) Reply