{"product_id":"magna-carta-the-birth-of-liberty-paperback","title":"Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dan Jones has an enviable gift for telling a dramatic story while at the same time inviting us to consider serious topics like liberty and the seeds of representative government.\" --Antonia Fraser\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Plantagenets, \u003c\/i\u003e a lively, action-packed history of how the Magna Carta came to be\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eby the author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePowers and Thrones.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Magna Carta is revered around the world as the founding document of Western liberty. Its principles--even its language--can be found in our Bill of Rights and in the Constitution. But what was this strange document and how did it gain such legendary status? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan Jones takes us back to the turbulent year of 1215, when, beset by foreign crises and cornered by a growing domestic rebellion, King John reluctantly agreed to fix his seal to a document that would change the course of history. At the time of its creation the Magna Carta was just a peace treaty drafted by a group of rebel barons who were tired of the king's high taxes, arbitrary justice, and endless foreign wars. The fragile peace it established would last only two months, but its principles have reverberated over the centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJones's riveting narrative follows the story of the Magna Carta's creation, its failure, and the war that subsequently engulfed England, and charts the high points in its unexpected afterlife. Reissued by King John's successors it protected the Church, banned unlawful imprisonment, and set limits to the exercise of royal power. It established the principle that taxation must be tied to representation and paved the way for the creation of Parliament. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1776 American patriots, inspired by that long-ago defiance, dared to pick up arms against another English king and to demand even more far-reaching rights. We think of the Declaration of Independence as our founding document but those who drafted it had their eye on the Magna Carta.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queen Who Made England\u003c\/i\u003e, a #1 international bestseller and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, and \u003ci\u003eWars of the Roses, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich charts the story of the fall of the Plantagenet dynasty and the improbable rise of the Tudors. He writes and presents the popular Netflix series \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Great British Castles\u003c\/i\u003e and appeared alongside George R.R. Martin in the official HBO film exploring the real history behind \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e. He was closely involved in the British Library's landmark unification of the four remaining original copies of the Magna Carta to mark the charter's eight hundredth anniversary. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSummer of Blood: England's First Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e and is currently working on a history of the Knights Templar due out in September 2017. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978802757933,"sku":"9780143108955","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/c25sWXlFdXYzaG56SEV5b0J2LzRPdz09.webp?v=1775810394","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/magna-carta-the-birth-of-liberty-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}