Magna Carta, also known as The Great Character, is a part of history that most people don’t think about considering it didn’t take place in U.S. history. Just like the U.S. Constitution, Magna Carta was the building stone of the British Constitution making it the most famous document in the world. King John of England originally issued Magna Carta to solve the political crisis he faced in 1215 AD. King John and other kings during Magna Carta did not have the greatest lives and struggled with many issues. The people and society were greatly affected and played a big role by the leading up of the Magna Carta. Magna Carta has a very important history behind it and is the reason why the world is the way it is today. King John was born in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, United Kingdom on Christmas Eve, 1167. His parents were Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. His older brother Richard tended to be the admired sibling out of the two. John suffered of violent rages which caused foaming at the mouth …show more content…
It inspired several documents like the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Human Rights. Magna Carta was the document that the U.S. government used as an outline to base a set of laws for their people. Here are two main principles quoted in Magna Carta that relate to this day: "No freeman shall be taken, imprisoned, disseised, outlawed, banished, or in any way destroyed, nor will We proceed against or prosecute him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land," and, "To no one will We sell, to no one will We deny or delay, right or justice." However, accomplishments can also come to negative affects which the Magna Carta faced. One is that these laws only applied to citizens of higher class like merchants, knights, and nobles. Over time this changed to the laws also being applied to the lower classes which lead up to more equality in all the social