Magna Carta: everything you wanted to know
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Magna Carta and the Impact on Monarchy
Many key chapters were obeyed, and more generally, its spirit brought about a complete change in the nature of monarchy. John's view was that the charter may become a sort of benign toothless symbol of good government. And for just a few weeks, perhaps into July, John was prepared to give it a go. But he then decides absolutely not, it hasn't worked, is going to be enforced, and so I'm going to get out of it.
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