The Magna Carta was signed on June 15, 1215, when King John met with the Barons at Runnymede, a meadow on the south bank of the River Thames, just outside London. It is considered one of the most ...
King John is depicted signing the Magna Carta in this illustration from 1864. (Public domain image via Wikimedia Commons) Before anyone says, who cares about a law that’s over 800 years old and from ...