King John Signing Magna Charta At Runnydale

'King John signing Magna Charta at Runnydale', 1912. The Magna Carta was a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. it promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown, From The Mighty Army, by W. M. Letts, illustrated by Stephen Reid. [Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., Ltd, London, 1912]Artist Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images)