Perspective
Jun. 16, 2015
Magna milestone as Magna Carta turns 800
Monday is the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215. And August 24 will be the 800th anniversary of the date on which the Pope nullified it. By Thomas M. Hall
Monday, June 15, is the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215.
And August 24 will be the 800th anniversary of the date on which Pope Innocent III
nullified the Magna Carta - 317 years before Henry VIII renounced the authority of
the Pope.
Magna Carta was signed, then nullified, 197 years before English soldiers, acting
on a church cour...
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