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#6 Magna Carta: The 800 Year-Old Document That Still Controls Your Life

#6 Magna Carta: The 800 Year-Old Document That Still Controls Your Life

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 For most of human history, the law wasn’t the authority—the king was. No rules. No limits. Just power.In this episode of The Curiosity Journey, we explore how a group of rebellious English barons challenged that idea in 1215 by forcing King John to sign the Magna Carta—a document that dared to say, “Even the king must obey the law.”But was Magna Carta truly the first of its kind? What did it actually say? And how did it go on to shape legal systems, revolutions, and constitutions across the world—from England to Canada to the United Nations?Join me as we uncover the surprising origins of the rule of law, the psychological roots of authoritarian power, and the legacy of a medieval document that still echoes in our lives today.Because if we don’t know where our rights come from, we might not notice when they’re being taken away.FURTHER READINGSYuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind UK Parliament, Magna Carta, online: UK Parliament https://www.parliament.uk/magnacarta/. Online Library of Liberty, Magna Carta and the Common Law, online: https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/magna-carta-and-the-common-law. Dave Roos, "How Did Magna Carta Influencethe U.S. Constitution?" (30 September 2019), online: History https://www.history.com/articles/magna-carta-influence-us-constitution-bill-of-rights. Good of All, Magna Carta and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, online: https://goodofall.org/2014/06/magna-carta-and-udhr/. UK Parliament, Why is Magna Carta significant?, online: UK Parliament https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/originsofparliament/birthofparliament/overview/magnacarta/magnacartasignificant/. UK Parliament, The legacy of Magna Carta, online: UK Parliament https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/originsofparliament/birthofparliament/overview/magnacarta/magnacartalegacy/. Human Rights, Magna Carta Summary (1215), Petition of Right, online: https://www.humanrights.com/what-are-human-rights/brief-history/magna-carta.html. Online Library of Liberty, Magna Carta and the US Constitution,online: https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/magna-carta-and-the-us-constitution. Amanda H. Podany, “How the Code ofHammurabi Reveals the Harshness of Ancient Babylon” (13 December 2018), online:History https://www.history.com/news/hammurabi-code-legal-system-influence.Caleb Howard, “Hammurabi’s Code: WasIt Law?” Tyndale House (2020),online: Tyndale House https://academic.tyndalehouse.com/explore/articles/hammurabi/. Michael Peachin, "In Search of aRoman Rule of Law" (2010), online: NYU Arts & Science https://as.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu-as/faculty/documents/articles/classics/Peachin-Michael-In-Search-of-a-Roman-Rule-of-Law.pdf Menachem Elon, Jewish Law: History, Sources, Principles (Jerusalem: Magnes Press,1994), online: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-law-history-sources-principles.
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