Magna Carta
charter of rights agreed between King John of England and the nobility in 1215
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Summary
Magna Carta is a charter[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of charter entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,238 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Kingdom of England[3]
- Instance of: contract[4], manuscript[5], Act of the Parliament of England[6], constitution[7]
- Based on: Articles of the Barons[8]
- Commons category: Magna Carta[9]
- Language of work or name: medieval Latin[10]
- Country of origin: Kingdom of England[11]
- Inception: June 15, 1215[12]
- Has edition or translation: Magna Carta[13], Whittaker Magna Carta[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Magna Carta[15]
- Commons gallery: Magna Carta[16]
- Described by source: Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[17], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[23]
- Title: Magna Carta[24], Magna charta libertatum[25]
- Significant person: Robert Fitzwalter[26], Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex[27], Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester[28], Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford[29], Richard de Montfichet[30], Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk[31], Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk[32], Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Gloucester[33], Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford[34], Eustace de Vesci[35], Geoffrey de Saye[36], John FitzRobert[37], John de Lacy[38], William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke[39]
Why It Matters
Magna Carta has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]