Some interesting facts about the Magna Carta:

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https://www.britannica.com/summary/Magna-Carta-Key-Facts

When Richard dies in 1199, the barons select John to be their king. By 1204 John loses Normandy and most of his other French lands in a war with Philip II. John then quarrels with Pope Innocent III about the appointment of Stephen Langton as archbishop of Canterbury in 1206. John is excommunicated in 1209, and for a period England is forbidden most religious services. John finally recognizes the new archbishop in 1212 and is absolved from excommunication by Langton in 1213. Langton will later encourage rebellious barons to demand from John a solemn grant of their rights.
1214–25
John launches a military campaign against France in 1214 but makes no lasting gains. His heavy taxes and aggressive assertion of feudal privileges lead to the outbreak of civil war in England in May 1215. Rebellious barons march against John and quickly establish control of London, weakening John’s position. He is forced to meet the barons at Runnymede on June 15, 1215, and to sign the charter of liberties known as the Magna Carta. The document guarantees political liberties to the people of England and requires the king to follow the law. Among the charter’s provisions are clauses providing for reforming laws and judicial procedures and controlling the behavior of royal officials.

John has no real intention of supporting the charter, however. He recruits a new army and lays waste to baronial estates in the north. But his cause is weakened by the arrival of Prince Louis (later Louis VIII) of France, who invades England at the barons’ request. John continues to wage war vigorously but dies in October 1216, leaving the issues undecided. His death makes possible a compromise peace, including the restoration of the rebels, the succession of his son Henry III, and the withdrawal of Prince Louis from England. Advisers to the young Henry III (who is only nine years old) almost immediately reissue the Magna Carta in his name, in November. (The document is reissued again with some alterations in 1217 and 1225.)

1790
By May 29 the Constitution of the United States has been by ratified by all 13 U.S. states. The basic rights embodied in the document echo the Magna Carta.