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Ladies of Magna Carta: Women of Influence in Thirteenth Century England - Connolly, Sharon Bennett
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Magna Carta clause 39: No man shall be taken, imprisoned, outlawed, banished or in any way destroyed, nor will we proceed against or prosecute him, except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land. This clause in Magna Carta was in response to the appalling imprisonment and starvation of Matilda de Braose, the wife of one of King John's barons. Matilda was not the only woman who influenced, or was influenced by, the 1215 Charter of Liberties, now known as Magna Carta. Women from many of the great ...

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Ladies of Magna Carta: Women of Influence in Thirteenth Century England 2021, Pen & Sword History, Barnsley

ISBN-13: 9781399019620

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