One of the most famous of all medieval texts, and the oldest and most recognized list of inherent human rights, the Magna Carta Libertatum (Medieval Latin for "the Great Charter of the Liberties"), is a charter of rights agreed to by King John of England on June 15th 1215, after intense civil unrest within his kingdom. Commonly called Magna Carta, it became the foundation for the legal system in many Western nations, and predates the US Constitution and Bill of Rights by some 575 years. Learn more about this brilliant foundational charter, the rights it listed and the influence it still has today.

65 -min. DVD