Magna Carta

charter of rights agreed between King John of England and the nobility in 1215

Runnymede is a water-meadow alongside the River Thames in the English county of Surrey, bordering Berkshire and just over west of central London. It is notable for its association with the sealing of Magna Carta, and as a consequence is, with its adjoining hillside, the site of memorials. Runnymede Borough is named after the area, Runnymede being at its northernmost point.

1734 essay by Voltaire

2015 artwork

document granting rights to certain people, written in 1217

An amercement is a financial penalty in English law, common during the Middle Ages, imposed either by the court or by peers.