Analyze the Magna Carta.
Would the Magna Carta of 1215 help Europe escape for the Dark Ages? If yes, explain how it would help in either the government, education, economics or rebuilding Europe. If no, what would it not help the government education, economics or rebuilding Europe.
Magna CartaThe Great Charter of English liberty granted (under considerable duress) by King John at Runnymede on June 15, 1215
John, by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou, to his archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, barons, justices, foresters, sheriffs, stewards, servants, and to all his officials and loyal subjects, greeting.
Know that before God, for the health of our soul and those of our ancestors and heirs, to the honour of God, the exaltation of the holy Church, and the better ordering of our kingdom, at the advice of our reverend fathers Stephen, archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England, and cardinal of the holy Roman Church, Henry archbishop of Dublin, William bishop of London, Peter bishop of Winchester, Jocelin bishop of Bath and Glastonbury, Hugh bishop of Lincoln, Walter Bishop of Worcester, William bishop of Coventry, Benedict bishop of Rochester, Master Pandulf subdeacon and member of the papal household, Brother Aymeric master of the Knights of the Temple in England, William Marshal, earl of Pembroke, William earl of Salisbury, William earl of Warren, William earl of Arundel, Alan de Galloway constable of Scotland, Warin Fitz Gerald, Peter Fitz Herbert, Hubert de Burgh seneschal of Poitou, Hugh de Neville, Matthew Fitz Herbert, Thomas Basset, Alan Basset, Philip Daubeny, Robert de Roppeley, John Marshal, John Fitz Hugh, and other loyal subjects: 1. First, that we have granted to God, and by this present charter have confirmed for us and our heirs in perpetuity, that the English Church shall be free, and shall have its rights undiminished, and its liberties unimpaired. That we wish this so to be observed, appears from the fact that of our own free will, before the outbreak of the present dispute between us and our barons, we granted and confirmed by charter the freedom of the Church's elections - a right reckoned to be of the greatest necessity and importance to it - and caused this to be confirmed by Pope Innocent III. This freedom we shall observe ourselves, and desire to be observed in good faith by our heirs in perpetuity. We have also granted to all free men of our realm, for us and our heirs for ever, all the liberties written out below, to have and to keep for them and their heirs, of us and our heirs:
2. If any earl, baron, or other person that holds lands directly of the Crown, for military service, shall die, and at his death his heir shall be of full age and owe a `relief', the heir shall have his inheritance on payment of the ancient scale of `relief'. That is to say, the heir or heirs of an earl shall pay for the entire earl's barony, the heir or heirs of a knight l00s. at most for the entire knight's `fee', and any man that owes less shall pay less, in accordance with the ancient usage of `fees'
3. But if the heir of such a person is under age and a ward, when he comes of age he shall have his inheritance without `relief' or fine.
4. The guardian of the land of an heir who is under age shall take from it only reasonable revenues, customary dues, and feudal services. He shall do this without destruction or damage to men or property. If we have given the guardianship of the land to a sheriff, or to any person answerable to us for the revenues, and he commits destruction or damage, we will exact compensation from him, and the land shall be entrusted to two worthy and prudent men of the same `fee', who shall be answerable to us for the revenues, or to the person to whom we have assigned them. If we have given or sold to anyone the guardianship of such land, and he causes destruction or damage, he shall lose the guardianship of it, and it shall be handed over to two worthy and prudent men of the same `fee', who shall be similarly answerable to us.
5. For so long as a guardian has guardianship of such land, he shall maintain the houses, parks, fish preserves, ponds, mills, and everything else pertaining to it, from the revenues of the land itself. When the heir comes of age, he shall restore the whole land to him, stocked with plough teams and such implements of husbandry as the season demands and the revenues from the land can reasonably bear.
6. Heirs may be given in marriage, but not to someone of lower social standing. Before a marriage takes place, it shall be' made known to the heir's next-of-kin.
7. At her husband's death, a widow may have her marriage portion and inheritance at once and without trouble. She shall pay nothing for her dower, marriage portion, or any inheritance that she and her husband held jointly on the day of his death. She may remain in her husband's house for forty days after his death, and within this period her dower shall be assigned to her.
8. No widow shall be compelled to marry, so long as she wishes to remain without a husband. But she must give security that she will not marry without royal consent, if she holds her lands of the Crown, or without the consent of whatever other lord she may hold them of.
9. Neither we nor our officials will seize any land or rent in payment of a debt, so long as the debtor has movable goods sufficient to discharge the debt. A debtor's sureties shall not be distrained upon so long as the debtor himself can discharge his debt. If, for lack of means, the debtor is unable to discharge his debt, his sureties shall be answerable for it. If they so desire, they may have the debtor's lands and rents until they have received satisfaction for the debt that they paid for him, unless the debtor can show that he has settled his obligations to them.
10. If anyone who has borrowed a sum of money from Jews dies before the debt has been repaid, his heir shall pay no interest on the debt for so long as he remains under age, irrespective of whom he holds his lands. If such a debt falls into the hands of the Crown, it will take nothing except the principal sum specified in the bond.
11. If a man dies owing money to Jews, his wife may have her dower and pay nothing towards the debt from it. If he leaves children that are under age, their needs may also be provided for on a scale appropriate to the size of his holding of lands. The debt is to be paid out of the residue, reserving the service due to his feudal lords. Debts owed to persons other than Jews are to be dealt with similarly.
12. No `scutage' or `aid' may be levied in our kingdom without its general consent, unless it is for the ransom of our person, to make our eldest son a knight, and (once) to marry our eldest daughter. For these purposes ouly a reasonable `aid' may be levied. `Aids' from the city of London are to be treated similarly.
13. The city of London shall enjoy all its ancient liberties and free customs, both by land and by water. We also will and grant that all other cities, boroughs, towns, and ports shall enjoy all their liberties and free customs.
14. To obtain the general consent of the realm for the assessment of an `aid' - except in the three cases specified above - or a `scutage', we will cause the archbishops, bishops, abbots, earls, and greater barons to be summoned individually by letter. To those who hold lands directly of us we will cause a general summons to be issued, through the sheriffs and other officials, to come together on a fixed day (of which at least forty days notice shall be given) and at a fixed place. In all letters of summons, the cause of the summons will be stated. When a summons has been issued, the business appointed for the day shall go forward in accordance with the resolution of those present, even if not all those who were summoned have appeared.
15. In future we will allow no one to levy an `aid' from his free men, except to ransom his person, to make his eldest son a knight, and (once) to marry his eldest daughter. For these purposes only a reasonable `aid' may be levied.
16. No man shall be forced to perform more service for a knight's `fee', or other free holding of land, than is due from it.
17. Ordinary lawsuits shall not follow the royal court around, but shall be held in a fixed place.
18. Inquests of novel disseisin, mort d'ancestor, and darrein presentment shall be taken only in their proper county court. We ourselves, or in our absence abroad our chief justice, will send two justices to each county four times a year, and these justices, with four knights of the county elected by the county itself, shall hold the assizes in the county court, on the day and in the place where the court meets.
19. If any assizes cannot be taken on the day of the county court, as many knights and freeholders shall afterwards remain behind, of those who have attended the court, as will suffice for the administration of justice, having regard to the volume of business to be done.
20. For a trivial offence, a free man shall be fined only in proportion to the degree of his offence, and for a serious offence correspondingly, but not so heavily as to deprive him of his livelihood. In the same way, a merchant shall be spared his merchandise, and a husbandman the implements of his husbandry, if they fall upon the mercy of a royal court. None of these fines shall be imposed except by the assessment on oath of reputable men of the neighbourhood.
21. Earls and barons shall not be amerced save through their peers, and only according to the measure of the offence.
22. No clerk shall be amerced for his lay tenement ecept according to the manner of the other persons aforesaid; and not according to the amount of his ecclesiastical benefice.
23. Neither a town nor a man shall be forced to make bridges over the rivers, with the exception of those who, from of old and of right ought to do it.
24. No sheriff, constable, coroners, or other bailiffs of ours shall hold the pleas of our crown.
25. All counties, hundreds, wapentakes, and trithings--our demesne manors being exccepted--shall continue according to the old farms, without any increase at all.
26. If any one holding from us a lay fee shall die, and our sheriff or bailiff can show our letters patent containing our summons for the debt which the dead man owed to us,--our sheriff or bailiff may be allowed to attach and enroll the chattels of the dead man to the value of that debt, through view of lawful men; in such way, however, that nothing shall be removed thence until the debt is paid which was plainly owed to us. And the residue shall be left to the executors that they may carry out the will of the dead man. And if nothing is owed to us by him, all the chattels shall go to the use prescribed by the deceased, saving their reasonable portions to his wife and children.
27. If any freeman shall have died intestate his chattels shall be distributed through the hands of his near relatives and friends, by view of the church; saving to any one the debts which the dead man owed him.
28. No constable or other bailiff of ours shall take the corn or other chattels of any one except he straightway give money for them, or can be allowed a respite in that regard by the will of the seller.
29. No constable shall force any knight to pay money for castleward if he be willing to perform that ward in person, or--he for a reasonable cause not being able to perform it himself--through another proper man. And if we shall have led or sent him on a military expedition, he shall be quit of ward according to the amount of time during which, through us, he shall have been in military service.
30. No sheriff nor bailiff of ours, nor any one else, shall take the horses or carts of any freeman for transport, unless by the will of that freeman.
31. Neither we nor our bailiffs shall take another's wood for castles or for other private uses, unless by the will of him to whom the wood belongs.
32. We shall not hold the lands of those convicted of felony longer than a year and a day; and then the lands shall be restored to the lords of the fiefs.
33. Henceforth all the weirs in the Thames and Medway, and throughout all England, save on the sea-coast, shall be done away with entirely.
34. Henceforth the writ which is called Praecipe shall not be to served on any one for any holding so as to cause a free man to lose his court.
35. There shall be one measure of wine throughout our whole realm, and one measure of ale and one measure of corn--namely, the London quart;--and one width of dyed and russet and hauberk cloths--namely, two ells below the selvage. And with weights, moreover, it shall be as with measures.
36. Henceforth nothing shall be given or taken for a writ of inquest in a matter concerning life or limb; but it shall be conceded gratis, and shall not be denied.
37. If any one hold of us in fee-farm, or in socage, or in burkage, and hold land of another by military service, we shall not, by reason of that fee-farm, or socage, or burkage, have the wardship of his heir or of his land which is held in fee from another. Nor shall we have the wardship of that fee-farm, or socage, or burkage unless that fee-farm owe military service. We shall not, by reason of some petit-serjeanty which some one holds of us through the service of giving us knives or arrows or the like, have the wardship of his heir or of the land which he holds of another by military service.
38. No bailiff, on his own simple assertion, shall henceforth any one to his law, without producing faithful witnesses in evidence.
39. No freeman shall be taken, or imprisoned, or disseized, or outlawed, or exiled, or in any way harmed--nor will we go upon or send upon him--save by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land.
40. To none will we sell, to none deny or delay, right or justice.
41. All merchants may safely and securely go out of England, and come into England, and delay and pass through England, as well by land as by water, for the purpose of buying and selling, free from all evil taxes, subject to the ancient and right customs--save in time of war, and if they are of the land at war against us. And if such be found in our land at the beginning of the war, they shall be held, without harm to their bodies and goods, until it shall be known to us or our chief justice how the merchants of our land are to be treated who shall, at that time, be found in the land at war against us. And if ours shall be safe there, the others shall be safe in our land.
42. Henceforth any person, saving fealty to us, may go out of our realm and return to it, safely and securely, by land and by water, except perhaps for a brief period in time of war, for the common good of the realm. But prisoners and outlaws are excepted according to the law of the realm; also people of a land at war against us, and the merchants, with regard to whom shall be done as we have said.
43. If any one hold from any escheat--as from the honour of Walingford, Nottingham, Boloin, Lancaster, or the other escheats which are in our hands and are baronies--and shall die, his heir shall not give another relief, nor shall he perform for us other service than he would perform for a baron if that barony were in the hand of a baron; and we shall hold it in the same way in which the baron has held it.
44. Persons dwelling without the forest shall not henceforth come before the forest justices, through common summonses, unless they are impleaded or are the sponsors of some person or persons attached for matters concerning the forest.
45. We will not make men justices, constables, sheriffs, or bailiffs unless they are such as know the law of the realm, and are minded to observe it rightly.
46. All barons who have founded abbeys for which they have charters of the king of England, or ancient right of tenure, shall have, as they ought to have, their custody when vacant.
47- A11 forests constituted as such in our time shall straightway be annulled; and the same shall be done for river banks made into places of defence by us in our time.
48. A11 evil customs concerning forests and warrens, and concerning foresters and warreners, sheriffs and their servants, river banks and their guardians, shall straightway be inquired into each county, through twelve sworn knights from that county, and shall be eradicated by them, entirely, so that they shall never be renewed, within forty days after the inquest has been made; in such manner that we shall first know about them, or our justice if we be not in England.
49. We shall straightway return all hostages and charters which were delivered to us by Englishmen as a surety for peace or faithful service.
50. We shall entirey remove from their bailwicks the relatives of Gerard de Athyes, so that they shall henceforth have no bailwick in England: Engelard de Cygnes, Andrew Peter and Gyon de Chanceles, Gyon de Cygnes, Geoffrey de Martin and his brothers, Philip Mark and his brothers, and Geoffrey his nephew, and the whole following of them.
51. And straightway after peace is restored we shall remove from the realm all the foreign soldiers, crossbowmen, servants, hirelings, who may have come with horses and arms to the harm of the realm.
52. If any one shall have been disseized by us, or removed, without a legal sentence of his peers, from his lands, castles, liberties or lawful right, we shall straightway restore them to him. And if a dispute shall arise concerning this matter it shall be settled according to the judgment of the twenty-five barons who are mentioned below as sureties for the peace. But with regard to all those things of which any one was, by king Henry our father or king Richard our brother, disseized or dispossessed without legal judgment of his peers, which we have in our hand or which others hold, and for which we ought to give a guarantee: We shall have respite until the common term for crusaders. Except with regard to those concerning which a plea was moved, or an inquest made by our order, before we took the cross. But when we return from our pilgrimage, or if, by chance, we desist from our pilgrimage, we shall straightway then show full justice regarding them.
53. We shall have the same respite, moreover, and in the same manner, in the matter of showing justice with regard to forests to be annulled and forests to remain, which Henry our father or Richard our brother constituted; and in the matter of wardships of lands which belong to the fee of another--wardships of which kind we have hitherto enjoyed by reason of the fee which some one held from us in military service;--and in the matter of abbeys founded in the fee of another than ourselves--in which the lord of the fee may say that he has jurisdiction. And when we return, or if we desist from our pilgrimage, we shall straightway exhibit full justice to those complaining with regard to these matters.
54. No one shall be taken or imprisoned on account of the appeal of a woman concerning the death of another than her husband.
55. All fines imposed by us unjustly and contrary to the law of the land, and all amerciaments made unjustly and contrary to the law of the land, shall be altogether remitted, or it shall be done with regard to them according to the judgment of the twenty five barons mentioned below as sureties for the peace, or according to the judgment of the majority of them together with the aforesaid Stephen archbishop of Canterbury, if he can be present, and with others whom he may wish to associate with himself for this purpose. And if he can not be present, the affair shall nevertheless proceed without him; in such way that, if one or more of the said twenty five barons shall be concerned in a similar complaint, they shall be removed as to this particular decision, and, in their place, for this purpose alone, others shall be subtituted who shall be chosen and sworn by the remainder of those twenty five.
56. If we have disseized or dispossessed Welshmen of their lands or liberties or other things without legal judgment of their peers, in England or in Wales,--they shall straightway be restored to them. And if a dispute shall arise concerning this, then action shall be taken upon it in the March through judgment of their peers- -concerning English holdings according to the law of England, concerning Welsh holdings according to the law of Wales, concerning holdings in the March according to the law of the March. The Welsh shall do likewise with regard to us and our subjects.
57. But with regard to all those things of which any one of the Welsh by king Henry our father or king Richard our brother, disseized or dispossessed without legal judgment of his peers, which we have in our hand or which others hold, and for which we ought to give a guarantee: we shall have respite until the common term for crusaders. Except with regard to those concerning which a plea was moved, or an inquest made by our order, before we took the cross. But when we return from our pilgrimage, or if, by chance, we desist from our pilgrimage, we shall straightway then show full justice regarding them, according to the laws of Wales and the aforesaid districts.
58. We shall straightway return the son of Llewelin and all the Welsh hostages, and the charters delivered to us as surety for the peace.
59. We shall act towards Alexander king of the Scots regarding the restoration of his sisters, and his hostages, and his liberties and his lawful right, as we shall act towards our other barons of England; unless it ought to be otherwise according to the charters which we hold from William, his father, the former king of the Scots. And this shall be done through judgment of his peers in our court.
60. Moreover all the subjects of our realm, clergy as well as laity, shall, as far as pertains to them, observe, with regard to their vassals, all these aforesaid customs and liberties which we have decreed shall, as far as pertains to us, be observed in our realm with regard to our own.
61. Inasmuch as, for the sake of God, and for the bettering of our realm, and for the more ready healing of the discord which has arisen between us and our barons, we have made all these aforesaid concessions,--wishing them to enjoy for ever entire and firm stability, we make and grant to them the folIowing security: that the baron, namely, may elect at their pleaure twenty five barons from the realm, who ought, with all their strength, to observe, maintain and cause to be observed, the peace and privileges which we have granted to them and confirmed by this our present charter. In such wise, namely, that if we, or our justice, or our bailiffs, or any one of our servants shall have transgressed against any one in any respect, or shall have broken one of the articles of peace or security, and our transgression shall have been shown to four barons of the aforesaid twenty five: those four barons shall come to us, or, if we are abroad, to our justice, showing to us our error; and they shall ask us to cause that error to be amended without delay. And if we do not amend that error, or, we being abroad, if our justice do not amend it within a term of forty days from the time when it was shown to us or, we being abroad, to our justice: the aforesaid four barons shall refer the matter to the remainder of the twenty five barons, and those twenty five barons, with the whole land in common, shall distrain and oppress us in every way in their power,--namely, by taking our castles, lands and possessions, and in every other way that they can, until amends shall have been made according to their judnnent. Saving the persons of ourselves, our queen and our children. And when amends shall have been made they shall be in accord with us as they had been previously. And whoever of the land wishes to do so, shall swear that in carrying out all the aforesaid measures he will obey the mandates of the aforesaid twenty five barons, and that, with them, he will oppress us to the extent of his power. And, to any one who wishes to do so, we publicly and freely give permission to swear; and we will never prevent any one from swearing. Moreover, all those in the land who shall be unwilling, themselves and of their own accord, to swear to the twenty five barons as to distraining and oppressing us with them: such ones we shall make to wear by our mandate, as has been said. And if any one of the twenty five barons shall die, or leave the country, or in any other way be prevented from carrying out the aforesaid measures,--the remainder of the aforesaid twenty five barons shall choose another in his place, according to their judgment, who shall be sworn in the same way as the others. Moreover, in all things entrusted to those twenty five barons to be carried out, if those twenty five shall be present and chance to disagree among themselves with regard to some matter, or if some of them, having been summoned, shall be unwilling or unable to be present: that which the majority of those present shall decide or decree shall be considered binding and valid, just as if all the twenty five had consented to it. And the aforesaid twenty five shall swear that they will faithfully observe all the foregoing, and will caue them be observed to the extent of their power. And we shall obtain nothing from any one, either through ourselves or through another, by which any of those concessions and liberties may be revoked or diminished. And if any such thing shall have been obtained, it shall be vain and invalid, and we shall never make use of it either through ourselves or through another.
62. And we have fully remitted to all, and pardoned, all the ill- will, anger and rancour which have arisen between us and our subjects, clergy and laity, from the time of the struggle. Moreover have fully remitted to all, clergy and laity, and--as far as pertains to us--have pardoned fully all the transgressions committed, on the occasion of that same struggle, from Easter of the sixteenth year of our reign until the re-establishment of peace. In witness of which, more-over, we have caused to be drawn up for them letters patent of lord Stephen, archbishop of Canterbury, lord Henry, archbishop of Dubland the aforesaid bishops and master Pandulf, regarding that surety and the aforesaid concessions.
63. Wherefore we will and firmly decree that the English church shall be free, and that the subjects of our realm shall have and hold all the aforesaid liberties, rights and concessions, duly and in peace, freely and quietly, fully and entirely, for themselves and their heirs from us and our heirs, in all matters and in all places, forever, as has been said. Moreover it has been sworn, on our part as well as on the part of the barons, that all these above mentioned provisions shall observed with good faith and without evil intent. The witnesses being the above mentioned and many others. Given through our hand, in the plain called Runnymede between Windsor and Stanes, on the fifteenth day of June, in the seventeenth year of our reign.Roger of Wendover: The Signing of Magna Carta at Runnymede, 1215
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I believe the Magna Carter did help Europe escape it's Dark Ages. They were a set of laws conjured by King John n 1215. Under these laws, many thngs were regulated amongst the various social standings. Fiefs could be dealt out, but always with strings attached. The eldest standing heir (a son) was eft after their father died, they could gain that land after they paid a 'relief'. Women could also hold propery should their husband die, and could decide whether to remarry and let the man take over again. Scholars were protected under this Magna carta in hopes that if the next generation was willing to learn, the Dark Ages of Europe would soon end
The Magna Carta was a set of laws by King John at Runnymede on June 15, 1215. The Magna Carta helped Europe escape it's Dark Ages becuase it helped to organize the society and it was just to the inferior such as women and children. Property could be rightfully owned and Merchants were safe in their traveling to an from Europe, without the fear of taxes. The punishment of felons were softer and literacy was given to all. The Magna Carta basically outlawed anything that would prevent Europe from advancing from the Dark Ages.
The Magna Carta was granted by king John in 1215. It is abiut 62 laws regulating poeple in europe. It helped keep the government and church in understanding of eachother. I think it helped pull Europe out of the dark ages becuase in order to set up a country that can flourish you have to have order. The Magna Carta had a series of laws that help people work out situations in a civil matter. For example one said if your father dies and he owes money his son had to pay when old enough. Thier were also laws that protected scholors and this in particular would help that other 90 percent to be literate.Derek Holmes
Alexis Strozier
I think the Magna Carter did help Europe escape the Dark Ages. It was a set of laws that were put in place to help govern the people. This help keep order in Europe. The laws were set up so that everyone recieved justice and that no one got cheated out of anything. The Magna Carter also protected the Scholors in the hope that the next generation could learn.This would eventually pull Europe out of the Dark Ages.
Amber Holmes
I do believe that the Magna Carter helped Europe escape from the dark ages. It was written by King John noo June 15, 1215 in the midst of the upcoming of the kingdom. It gave the region a system of rules and regulations to keep the society under a good rule. It was kind of like being a government all by itself. The Magna Carter also gave oppotunities of education to the people affected by it. It allowed people to see their success but also know their boundaries in life and all of its consequences. And since it was like an organized govrnment this caused for the economics to spread and flourish. It became very diverse because now people were able to get a living in order to rebuild the nation. The Magna Carter had to do something with all of these factors that got Europe out of its dark ages causing it to be back on top in this time. Just like in the passage it quoted that the freedom we have shall be noticed and and is desired which is always true.
I do not believe that the Manga Carta would help Europe get out of the dark ages. I say this because you have people who are in debt in certain families and if something happens to the guardian then the heir is the next in line and must pay the debt. It is not fair to the child to clean up their parent's mistakes especially if they don't have the money to do so. It will not help with the governmant because they will eventually have to take away from that person's family and that will ruin thwe people. Also they can not marry someone who is not in the same social status as them wich means that if you have two families that are in debt and they marry into each other then both of those families wil be in debt. That will eventually riun the government. They may have wealthy households but that is not doing anything if you cannot get money from the lower class people. That just says that the government won't have enough money for the education of anybody. The Magna Carta would work if some of the rules were helping out the people a little bit more. There were some upsides to the Magna Carta but that always came eith a price.
The Magna Carta was a document signed in the year 1215 on june 15th. It was signed by King Jihn and Runnymede. The Magna Carta would help Europe escape the Dark Ages.It took power from the church,it created a system of payment and order,and it also prevented injustices.By taking power from the church people had a more free will, and the payments a rules allowed people to kno what was expected and helped them to stabilize themselves,hence strengthening the economy.
Xavier Anthony
In my opinion I think that the Manga Carter just made more chaos for Europe in the Dark Ages. The Manga Carter was established by King John at Runnymede on June 15, 1215. They were a set of laws that gave ownership to the eldest son after the father dies. It gave the family a set amount of money if the owner of the land happens to die. It also allowed the scholars of Europe to become if anything bad happens to occur. But if 10% of Europe was literate how would they be able to read and comprehend these set of laws? So, evenutally there would be chaos among the contry due to the making of the Manga Carter. And I really don't think that the Manga Carter helped Europe get out of the Dark Ages. But it did help in the establishment of a direct power for the king.
Toraje Heyward(Brooklyn's Finest)also known as TJ
The Magna Carta (The Great Charter of English liberty)was granted (under considerable duress) by King John at Runnymede on June 15, 1215.I think that these set of laws set the foundation for Europe to rebuild again because of the fact that democracy ended and there werent any laws that demolished pandemonium in the European world. From reading this article and using my knowledge of the Middle Ages, I can safely conclude that these laws protected students which helped with education, along with women's rights to gain their deceased husband's property. Pupils were more motivated to get an education because they werent intimidated by the higher officials; instead the higher officials in the feudalism systeem encouraged an education. People began to realize that in order for Europe to transcend and prosper, their youth(future) along with the illiterate will have to gain knowledge of certain factors that will enable Europe to rise once again.
Ra-Sha Rush:)-Yes, I do believe the Magna Carta did help with the chaos during the Middle Ages. It was established by King John at Runnymede on June 15, 1215. With this thing his main goal was to implement the fundamentals that was the needed in a country. The Magna Carta was a set of rules to keep order in every system that ran in Europe. It was a set of goals for everyone even the head king himself. It would help in government because it kept order in what the officals could and could not do and if they did do something bad their punishment. I trully beleive without it, the Dark Ages would have continued.
Yes, I think that Magna Carter contributed to helping Europe escape the Dark Ages. The laws that King John made were very helpful in organizing the structure & government of Europe. The people of Europe needed something powerful to help bring them out of the dark ages and I think the Magna Carter did so. The only thing I didnt like was that the laws were centered around social ranks but the laws gave women a little more power. They allowed the women to own land if their husband died and decide if they want to remarry. The Magna Carter helped economically, because they made laws were you had to pay borrowed money back or you will be killed. For the most part Magna Carter helped Europe get back on their feet with fair enough laws the rebuilt Europe in my opinion.
Deanna Jackson....., The Magna Carter was written by King John on June 15th of 1215. It was a set of rules for the government officials. I think it helped because it showed them the rights of the citizens. It also showed them thier rights in understanding to tell them thier boundaries. It helped them through the dark ages because it gave rules and help them to get along in their times. The gardian was usually and heir and it was passed down. Everyone was protected under these laws and rules. Because no one had too much power or authority. and the gardian also could be decrowed.
Yes, I think that the Magna Carter did help Europe from escaping out of the Dark Ages. It's like the laws for everyone to at least have freedom and their right's to do some things that they obviously couldn't do at first. These laws were made by King John in 1215 which was a very successful king. Yes, these laws did affect the schools and the government. The government is affected because they had new laws and justices and everything that is helping Europe get out of these Dark Ages. Laws 9-11 is really focusing on Economics. If the Europeans did not have these laws, then they would not be where they were at the end, out of the Dark Ages.
Magna Carta was a set of laws made by King John in 1215. It was mainly for who could own land. If someone dies and owns land, then their heir can own that land after paying relief, but if they are under age then when they get older they can still have that land. Some of these rules included: A heir could marry, but cant marry someone of lower social standing. A widow may stay in the house for forty days after her husband dies, and after those forty days are over her dower can be assigned to her. A widow doesnt have to be forced to marry if she doesnt desire to. If money was borrowed from a Jew , then the heir does not need to pay interest in, as long as he remains underage.The people had will to do anything, as long as nothing went to disasterous. And any more rules were there for the people's social standings, these listed were just the few.
Jamal Covington
The Magna Carta was a help but I don't think it really helped them get out of their problem with money simpily because they allowed for debts not to be paid off. However If the huband was to die his family would be granted all rights to his land which allowed for families not to live in poverty.So there were positives and negatives about the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta did have a promiseing future for education of students, but as for the people during the time it was written it wasn't very helpful for them.
WELL MAGNA CARTER HELP OUT EUROPE ESCAPE THE DARK AGE. THE SOCIAL SYTEM OF UNDERAGE AT WARD WOULD WAIT IT THE WRE OF THE AGE .THE THE HEIR WAS THE OLEDS SON AFTER HE FATHER DIED PASSON OF TRAdition he gaINED ALL THAT WAZ LEFT LAND ECT. WOMEN RIGHTS OF DECEASED HUSBO DIED WOULD BE A DESCION OF TAKEN OVER N POWER OR RE MARRIAGE THEN FORM OF THE SCHOLL WHO HAD AN INTEST OF THE WILL OF LEARNING THE WRE N A MESS HOLE THEN THE FAIDING OFEND DARK AGEZ CAME TO A CONCLUSION.
Shian Williams
The magna carta is very intreging. It is a set of laws that are supposed to make the realm better. It protects the realm but mostly the barons,knights, lords, and other higher people. I belive the manga carta is just like hammarbi code of laws because its giving peopole statements that they cant do and the consquents for doing something bad. It also informs the citizens on what will happen if a family member specifically the man of the family. I belive that its wrong that if you are of a age and your father dies then you would have to take on all his credicts even if you can't pay it back in a certain time frame but that's jus how it went back in the day. So of my understandings i belive that the magna carta helped europe become more productive and it helped people not go all the way crazy wen they were going through tough times.
-Brandice Reid
I think that the Magna Carta did help the Europe during the Dark Ages. The laws protected the people before they died and also their wife and family after the person died. I think that it helped the rebuilding of Europe because a society is built on a set of laws so as to protect the people in the society and that's what the Magna Carta did for the people in Europe.
Nia Sade' Walker
I believe the Magna Carta had a way of bringing Europe out of the Dark Ages. The Magna Carta was developed by King John at Runnymede on June 15, 1215. It was a set of laws that pointed out things that should and shouldn't be done being an heir, widow, guardian, archbishop, bishop,abbot, servant...etc. It was a good idea for controlling the government, education, economics, and the rebuilding of Europe. It helped to get Europe in some type of order after the loss of trade (money), end of democracy, rural population and so on. It had everyone under some type of structure and kept the people in line so that they could rebuild Europe on a good note, and so they could have a future of prosperity.
Well i believe that the Manga Carter pertained to the Europe coming out of its dark ages.The Manga Carter was a set of laws that helped women and the higher social class get rights. Like the laws that pretained to the women were if they and there husbands owed a debt and her husband died then she will no longer hold a debt to that person again. And as her husband died, she had 40 days to get married and keep all her belongings like the land her husband and she owned.If some one so held a debt to the "royals" then the "royals" would take everything the debator has until they get what they see fit of what the debator has given they might get there stuff back. The way all this contributes is that the way these rules were made to help the upcoming generations to come out of there problems.
Yes, I think that Magna Carta helped Europe escape the Dark Ages. The laws that King John made in 1215 were very helpful in creating structure & government in Europe that helped organise society.
-Craig Labat
I do believe that the Magna Carta of 1215 would help Europe escape it's dark ages. I believe it was a reasonable, mostly fair set of laws that did more to protect women and children, and scholars. It protected the women and children of a man shall he die. It brought order to Europe and stability. Most importantly, it was fair to all the social standings, not just the aristocrats.
Jordan Barfield
maqna carta:
set of laws conjured in 1215.
it helped europe escape the dark aqes because it helped orqanize society, and it qranted women and children justice.it was a set of "freedom laws" in my eyes.
the maqna carta also qranted justice to the next qeneration, so that the kids of the future could help pull europe out of the DARK aqes.
-about 62 laws.
[ -A$HLEYy Ni-C0LE DiX0N. <3 )
Yes, I do think that the Magna Carta helped Europe get out of its Dark Ages.Kin John made laws that helped Europe. It keeped the society stable and helped out women and little children. Lands could be owned without having to pay taxes.
I Beleive it did because fir the first time in a while Europe had something close to a democracy but still being in monarchy. These Laws helped the people in the area of england be under the rules and consequences of the Magna Carta. Since It Had People in a certain Area controlled it helped cities in England get organized which ment that people were no longer spread apart and people were coming together in cities to buy,sell, and trade goods and services which would lead Europe out of the Dark Ages
The Magna Carta were laws ma de by King John in 1215. It explained how when an earl or baron dies then his heir or eldest son(when he pays a releif)will control the land.If he is underage he will get the inheritance without paying a relief.It also says after a husbands death the widow will get her marraige inheritance at once and without trouble and she doesnt have to marry again. There were many other laws that I believe helped them exit the dark ages.~~~~Kiara Taylor
I think the manga carter is one of the reasons as to why Europe escaped from its dark ages. I do not beleive it is the main cause of it. One of those reasons is because the manga carter was mainly a set of laws, what if no one cared to pay atteion to these laws just because they were laws. So there would have had to been some kind o force to insure that these laws were followed.
-Aaliyah Paige
The Magna Carter did help Europe escape the Dark Ages. It was a set of laws written by King John in 1215. The laws kept order in Europe. It made sure people knew what to do and when to do it. Example: The father dying and the eldest son was left with the inheritance. The Magna Carter also helped protect the people from others who did harmful things to other people. It really denied anything that would not help Europe out of its Dark Ages. It played a big part in Europe rising from the Dark Ages.
I believe the Magna carta helped europe escape the dark ages. They were a set of laws made by king jonh in the year 1215. It provided a type of order in his kingdom. The laws were meant to be fair to evry1. Instead of fighting over problems they could just look to the magna carta 4 answers. This way they settled there problems in a civil manner.That way europe could rebuild itself.
Jasmine Derrick
I believe that the Magna Carta of 1215, made by King John, did contribute to Europe exiting the Dark Ages. It was a state of laws regulating what should happen to the land and family if a man were to die. The heir, or eldest son, would inherit the land, having to pay a 'relief', but if under age, the son shall recieve inheritance when he comes of age without having to pay a 'relief' or fine (2,3,4,5). Widows may also hold property and may live unmarried as long as she wants (6,7,8). Merchants may come and go throughout England, without being harmed nor are their goods (41). The laws also protected students from harm, allowing them to recieve an education so that they may be a success in the upcoming generation.
The Magna Carta was a set of laws set in place by King John at Runnymede on June 15, 1215. Yes, I do believe that the Magna Carter helped Europe escape its Dark Ages. The Magna Carter helped organize and keep society in order according to one's social status. With these laws set in place, property could be rightfully owned and merchants were safe in their traveling without the fear of paying taxes. Their were also laws that protected scholars in hopes that the next generation could learn. Eventually, this will hopefully pull Europe out of its Dark Ages.
-MiCaila.
I believe that the Magna Carta did help Europe during the Middle Ages. It allowed the heirs to obtain land after the passing of their father. It also allowed the widows to have control over the land and possibly remarry and let the man regain control. Also scholars were protected. By doing so they had hopes that the new generation would learn from the previous generation's mistakes and better Europe instead of leading it into more turmoil. The Magna Carta was all for the better,it served justice for everybody. It kept the entire society in order.
Eugeni@ Addie-noye
the magna carta of 1214 did indeed help Europe escape the dark ages. They were fair laws that governed the people and also the king. People were treated more fairly and women had more rights.It is alot like the constitution we have today. It tells people what they can and cannot do, and that if they did something wrong there would be consequences. It was like a set of rights that everyone should follow including the king.
I believe that the Magna Carta did help Europe get out of its Dark Ages. The signing of the Magna Carta was like the first stage of democracy. It gave women's rights, land rights, educational rights, money rights all of these things that we take for granted today.The Magna Carta limited the power of European rulers. There was no more ablsolute power. The same laws that applied to the lowest class of society applied to the highest class(royalty) everyone. The people of Europe were all the same because of the Magna Carta.
The Magna Carta was written by Archbishop Stephen Langton and the most powerful Barons of England (as shown in the begining with the long list of names. This gave more right to the church and helped the people be granted liberties, as a freeman. King John was actually influened or pressured to sign it. This is one of the events that made the royal family in britan eventually lose their ability to make laws etc. As you can see the royal family now has no power rather they are a symbol of the nation. Darius Green
Angela McLarin
I think that the Magna Carta did help Euurope escape from the Dark Ages.It was a set of laws made by King John on June 15,1215. These laws helped to keep organizaton and structure in the society.This set of laws made it so that there would always be fairness, for an example if you borrowed some money you woeld have to pay it back or else you would be killed. Also, these laws gave the women more rights and power.For an example,if a women's husband died, then she could own land . I think that the Magna Carta did help to rebuild Europe.
I think the rules of Magna Carta would help. The law that King John established in 1215 would bring Europe from it dark ages because it allow the wife to take in property after the husband has died or to remarry and be under another man again, the selling of other people is not allowed so not selling slaves, and we the father dies the hier if old enough shall pay a refine is also a good law. So these law might bring Europe out of their Dark Ages.
In my personal opinion, I do believe that the Magna Carta of 1215 helped Europe to escape the Dark Ages. For example, it created stability in the economy by protecting merchants who brought and sold goods who passed through Europe. This was one of the causes for improvement and flourishing trade. It also provided stability in social issues, such as the guidelines and the protection of women after her husband's death. Additionally, students were protected under this charter. With the protection of students as a law, they were the beacons of light in the Dark Ages, which helped to spread enlightenment across Europe.
-Tanesha Williams
rj
That was a long document, but it did give me some insight on how the law during the dark ages worked. Basically, if you commited a crime you were judged by either a judge sent by the crown, or the local laws. Merchants and outsiders could come and go as they please so long as they weren't from the country europe was at war with at the time. Also, a knight couldn't take food, drink, or transportation unless the person who owned it was okay with it. Lastly a new constable wasn't asigned to an area without knowing the local laws and promising to obey them.
Nobody comment on my spelling please and spank you. You should all know by now that I CANT spell
the magna carta was a set of laws that over-all helpped to set up a law-based dystem that led europe out of its dark ages. of course the laws were erected under King John in 1215 so it shows that europe was thinking about ways to become more civilized. the outcome of these laws was a more structured european settlement that is easily identified as one of the main driving forces of the entrance into the enlightenment period.
I also believe that the Magna Carter helped Europe come out of the Dark Ages in some sense. It put out rules that everyone had to follow, especially when your father, who has land dies and you have to inherit the property. It discusses what happens weather you are under age, and many other necessary rules. It also talks about when you borrow money, and has many rules talking about that. It also talks about giving people freedom and promising them that freedom. The Magna Carter is just sets of rules that are necessary for a legal system to run.
Camilo Machuca
aleyah, you can't spell
The Magna Carter is a set of laws helped Europe to get out of the dark ages and i think went to the age of confedince (don't tell me I can't spell because I know I can't)
Corey Whitmire
i believe that the Magna Carta helped europe out of the dark ages. People cant be punished for something without a fair trial and officials cant take anything from a person without asking. It helps bring democracy back in europe.
The magna carter did help europe from its dark ages. Under these set of laws by king john alot of things were under rule, and under judgment. and it affected daily life, and the people the laws, solved conflicts, in a way so that it made sense, instead of uneccesary judgment and ridicule. That way europe could rebuild itself, without having to worry about the simplest of issues. - YOLANDA PURNELL
Brittany Simmons
I think that the Magna Carta did help Europe escape from the dark ages because they were like a long set of laws that made by King John in 1215. These laws helped their society more organized. It also helped them deal out problems that they had before.
Angelo Grisby
In my opinion the Magna Carta was very important to Europe. I say this, because it made laws that they had to follow and it was like the begining stage of democrcy. Also it gave nearly equal power to all of the kingdoms, so there was no supreme ruler in Europe.
EnRico Green
My belief is that the Magna did help pull europe out of the Dark Ages it help Europe's government take conrol of their land and begin the process of flourishment of the economy. The church played an important part in the society of the 13th century. Women were given priveledges that let them keep the land of their deceased husband. It gave the people of that time order and understanding of how things are supposed to be. Education came in the picture whch strengthened Europe with knowledge. The life of students were made better in which to continue the learning of young people by showing how much better it is if you are educated. The eldest of the sons would recieve the possessions of his father. The others would be on their own. All of this played a role in Europe's uprising and having taking their place back as one of the world's greatest nations.
Angelo Grisby
In my opinion the Magna Carta was very important to Europe. I say this, because it made laws that they had to follow and it was like the begining stage of democrcy. Also it gave nearly equal power to all of the kingdoms, so there was no supreme ruler in Europe.
I believe the Manga Carta assisted Europe in coming out of the Dark Ages. It was based off of Christianity, and gave them a foundation of rules to follow. I think that King John was trying to get a common understanding that they were trying to move forward with the kingdom and make it better tha in the past. -Adrian_Scott
Joanne Tercy
I think that the Magna Carta in some categories helped Europe and some catgories didn't. These laws had basically organized Europe after the dangerous Dark Ages. The laws had regulated alot issues and social conflicts that occured. Another it helped Europe was by protecting the scholars. In these ways it did help Europe.
I felt that the Magna Carta was really the ground work for Europeans. I rules that the people could realate with, becasue they felt that they were working in God's name. They had a common understanding that they were working to better his kingdom and in the fact that people in power lead them in God's name. Even if they trusted them or not. King John Magna Carta which allowed people who died in military service would be rewarded with there sons would recieve land.
The Magna Carta was a set of laws who was set by King John. I do think that it helped Europe get out of it's dark ages because it caused for organization inside the societys. With these new laws in tact many recieved rightful justice or punishment. The Magna Carta was like a preventon plan to make it so that Europe would not rewind and go back into the dark ages...well atleast that's what I think. -LiTeAl BuRnS<3
Floyd Askew
Yes, i think the magna carta helped Europe escape the dark ages. The magna carta granted freedom to the people. It also proposed laws that i think was helpful and reasonable to Europe. Student were protected and land could be owned after they paid a relief. Women were also allowed to own land if they husband died.
ALONZO HOWARD
Yes i believe that the Magna Carter Helped Europe escape the Dark Ages. It was a set of rules or Constitution created by king John it helped keep order in the kingdom. This is on of the exact things that keep Europe out of the dark Ages.
I believe that the magna carter did help Europe escape the dark ages. Europe needed laws and it got it. Now that there is laws, there wouldn't be chaos. And without chaos, success follows.
-Keyturah Allison
Yes I believe that the magna carter helped Europe escaped the Dark ages in numerous ways. The Magna Carta help established order and organizaton to "new" europe constitution to uprise the nation. This helped the people become more of a nation towards everyone.
Paloma White
Kendrell
The Magna Carta did help Europe to get out of its Dark Ages. The Magna Carta helped to organize and keep the European government on the same page.
I believe the Magna Carta did help Europe escape, or make it through their Dark Ages. The Magna Carta was a set of laws made up by King John on June 15, 1215. While under the Magna Carta's laws, many things were organized and regulated the kingdom and its people. It is like its own government without all of the people inside of it. It gave people their rights and gave them some boundaries. The Magna Carta also gave consequences to whoever commited a crime. Yes i do believe it helped Europe through its Dark Ages by preventing things that would put the area in danger.
Magna Carta was a bunch of rules that helped the Dark Ages get out of its black hole. I do feel that it did help them and it was there only hope for them to survive. With all those rules I would make it an effort to behave and not let other people cheat.
-Chelsy Ashley
Nyende Vaughn
What the Magna Carta seem to be is a Charter that established rules for certain happenings that occured. It was a more official version of the oath that many kings assignedd to the land that they ruled. It was something that everyone who signed agreed to and with all these signatures made it official. Yes i do believe that this helped them come out of their Dark Ages. They needed some sort of order, some sort of structure to maintain some sort of power over their land. The Magna Carta helped them do this. These were rules that all who live in that area had to follow and if they did not there would be reprocussions. This set a sort of balance to them and got them on the right track and i believe that if they never had something like this to asemmble them then they would have never gotten out of the Dark Ages
The Magna Carter was written by John(king) on June 15,1215. It's a set of rules for the government officials.It helped because it showed them the rights of the citizens.It also kept the citizens in check
-amari hudson
I believe he Magna Carter will and did help the Europe Escape out of the Dark Ages.Reason being is because it was based off of Christianity and this would help the people get through life meaning any hardships or doubts any one may have because of the rules that took place and most of all their leader or God.
Erika Smith
The Magna Carta was a set of rules, equivalent to the Constitution in America, made for the people of England. However the main purpose was to limit the power of the monarchy.
I believe the Magna Carta did encourage Europe to escape the Dark Ages, enlighteeninig the citizens that they have the power and ability to better the government.
Yes i think it would help them out because it gave them a whole bunch of rules- and rules that are fair and do-able - that would help ake the country come together kind of lke the declaration of independance in america. The rules and guidelines in which we live by set by the declaration of independancce help us all live in this country comfortably and help us grow i think thats what the magna carta did for them and it rose them out of the dark times
The Magna Carter helped the Europe rise out of its Dark Ages by giving Europe a ruling system that unified them together. It helped organized their society and was set on protecting scholars and helped others to become literate. However, I do not agree with the rules that were made...
Stephanie Su
Eileen
The Magna Carta was rules that King John made in 1215. I belive the magna carta helped the Europe during the dark ages.It was a good way to the society and government. The eldest son of a father would be able to fain the land after paid a relief.It helped the Europe overcome the dark ages.
The magna carta was granted by King John at Runnymede on June 15, 1215. They were a set of laws that the people of Europe had to abide by. I think that the Magna Carter did help Europe escape the dark ages because it kept more order. I think that it also consisted of fair laws that applied to all of the people. It mad sure that people was taken care of. Also everything was done through family, For example: if you were to die your chattel will go through relatives. It was very proffesional. The laws gave chances but it was also very proffesional and helpful.
Ariel
I think the Magna Carta did help the europeans escape the Dark ages, because the Magna Carta was a set of laws singed by King John in 1215.
Which gave equal rights to everyone in the feudal system.
To help protect scholars, into hope that the next generation would get them out of the Dark Ages.
-Zadrian Johnson
I do believe the Magna Carta helped get Europe out of the Dark Ages because it helped shape the European government further. This act limits the power of the King and other royals preventing the government from going corrupt. These laws were very helpful in arranging the structure and government of Europe, even if I don't agree with some things for instance how everything is made according to ranks, but I guess it makes sense because of the feudal system in those times.
Anabel Liyen-Cartelle
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