Magna Carta: The Medieval Roots of Modern Politics

Author: David Starkey (London School of Economics and Political Science) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 In this erudite, entertaining book, award-winning historian and television presenter David Starkey untangles historical and modern misconceptions about one of the founding documents of democracy. Along the way, he shows how the Magna Carta laid the foundation for the British constitution, influenced the American Revolution and the U.S. constitution, and continues to shape jurisprudential thinking about individual rights around the world today. In 1215,...Read more