"MAGNA CARTA" WHAT!!! WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?

When I heard this term (1st time) my reaction was "I beg your pardon". But when I excavated it, I found it has 800 years old history. Being Indian we are not that much familiar to this, unlike Britishers. Magna carta is the pedestal of  latter-day constituency and human rights. It resembles fairy tale but at some point it differs. Albeit, like fairy tale, it has monarch but it has barons and nobles too. Now you all are thinking "What's the catch dude?". Come on guys why am I here, to puzzle out your Gk queries evidently and I will do so. Lets start with its history.

THE MAGNA CARTA 1215 AD

 ANTIQUITY OF "GREAT CHARTER":-

                                                                                   Magan Carta is not an English word as it seems. It's an ancient Greek word. if you translate word by word, it will come out as "GREAT CHARTER". Now some "WHY, WHAT, WHERE" are scratching your head and trying to figure out what the hell is this? So "Catch" is that, in 1215 some rebellious barons had gone mad at King John of England. Barons were against his arbitrary powers. When sovereign had learnt about their fatal intentions he tried to make them calm down and Magna Carta was conceived at Runnymede. After some time Pope III had annulled it and declared it
illegal. Thence, unfortunately, charter wasn't lasted but till it had made grounds for 21st century democracy.

ARTICLE 21

IMPACT ON INDIAN CHARTER:- 

                                                                        Every one knows how India was ruled by Britain. It gave us its culture, language, custom and so on. But it also gave its set of laws and principles. Rule of law was the great British export to its colonies. Article 21 { Protection of life and personal liberty} of Indian constituency 1949, has been relied on clause 39 of Magna Carta. It depicts that "No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law". This article is not biased by any gender,race and culture inequalities. Basically we can say it's all about "Human Rights" and "Freedom". Clause 39 also has huge impact on The US constitution. First Virginia Charter, guaranteeing settlers rights as free English subject, relies on Magna Carta. "Really influential, must say".

MAGNA CARTA MEMORIAL

MAGNA CARTA MEMORIAL:- 

                                                                Runnymede (A water-meadow) along side the River Thames, where sealing of Magna Carta took place between King John and a gaggle of rebellious barons, is situated in the English county Surrey of London. Greater Charter Memorial is situated there. On 15 July, 2015 queen Elizabeth with her government officials and royalties celebrated 8 centuries of Magna Carta at its memorial. This memorial will always signify the modern democracy and civil rights. If you are in London or have a plan to visit London add this place as a first thing on your bucket list because a memorial, which has this kind of rich history, is worth a visit  furthermore don't forget to saunter the John F Kennedy and RAF (Royal Air Force Bomber Command) memorial as well.

JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL

RAF MEMORIAL

                    

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