Jun 15, 2015

On June 15, 1215, Britain’s King John met disgruntled barons at Runnymede and agreed to a list of basic rights and laws which have formed the basic tenets of modern civil liberties which exist today, and was an inspiration for the U.S. Constitution among many other worldwide influences.

: Queen Elizabeth II arrives at a Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Event on June 15, 2015 in Runnymede, United Kingdom. Members of the Royal Family are visiting Runnymede to attend an event commemorating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Magna Carta is widely recognised as one of the most significant documents in history. Its influence, as a cornerstone of fundamental liberties, is felt around the world in the constitutions and political traditions of countless nations. (Photo by Chris Jackson – WPA Pool / Getty Images)

: Britain’s Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, views a flag made by school children from 80 schools during a service to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta at Runnymede near Windsor, west of London, on June 15, 2015. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II led commemorations on the meadow in Runnymede, south England, where her distant predecessor King John sealed Magna Carta, the document that laid the foundation for parliamentary democracy in the West, on June 15, 1215. (AFP Photo/Pool / )

: Queen Elizabeth II smiles at a Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Event on June 15, 2015 in Runnymede, United Kingdom. Members of the Royal Family are visiting Runnymede to attend an event commemorating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Magna Carta is widely recognised as one of the most significant documents in history. Its influence, as a cornerstone of fundamental liberties, is felt around the world in the constitutions and political traditions of countless nations. (Photo by Chris Jackson – WPA Pool / Getty Images)

: Britain’s Princess Anne, Princess Royal, (L) attends a service to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta at Runnymede near Windsor, west of London, on June 15, 2015. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II led commemorations on the meadow in Runnymede, south England, where her distant predecessor King John sealed Magna Carta, the document that laid the foundation for parliamentary democracy in the West, on June 15, 1215. (AFP Photo/Pool / )

: The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh attend a service to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta on June 15, 2015 in Runnymede, United Kingdom. Members of the Royal Family are visiting Runnymede to attend an event commemorating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Magna Carta is widely recognised as one of the most significant documents in history. Its influence, as a cornerstone of fundamental liberties, is felt around the world in the constitutions and political traditions of countless nations. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth – WPA Pool / Getty Images)

: Seated near the Magna Carta memorial at Runnymede, England, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, talks with Queen Elizabeth II, ahead of a commemoration ceremony Monday June 15, 2015, to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the groundbreaking accord called Magna Carta. In 1215, Britain’s King John met disgruntled barons at Runnymede and agreed to a list of basic rights and laws which have formed the basic tenets of modern civil liberties which exist today, and was an inspiration for the U.S. Constitution among many other worldwide influences. (Chris Jackson / Pool photo via AP)

: Queen Elizabeth II unveils a plaque at a Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Event on June 15, 2015 in Runnymede, United Kingdom. Members of the Royal Family are visiting Runnymede to attend an event commemorating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Magna Carta is widely recognised as one of the most significant documents in history. Its influence, as a cornerstone of fundamental liberties, is felt around the world in the constitutions and political traditions of countless nations. (Photo by Chris Jackson – WPA Pool / Getty Images)

: Princess Anne, Princess Royal attends a Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Event on June 15, 2015 in Runnymede, United Kingdom. Members of the Royal Family are visiting Runnymede to attend an event commemorating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Magna Carta is widely recognised as one of the most significant documents in history. Its influence, as a cornerstone of fundamental liberties, is felt around the world in the constitutions and political traditions of countless nations. (Photo by Chris Jackson – WPA Pool / Getty Images)

: British Prime Minister David Cameron delivers a speech during a service to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta on June 15, 2015 in Runnymede, United Kingdom. Members of the Royal Family are visiting Runnymede to attend an event commemorating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Magna Carta is widely recognised as one of the most significant documents in history. Its influence, as a cornerstone of fundamental liberties, is felt around the world in the constitutions and political traditions of countless nations. (Photo by Ben Stansall – WPA Pool / Getty Images)

: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge is shown a specially created Magna Carta chair on June 15, 2015 in Runnymede, United Kingdom. Members of the Royal Family are visiting Runnymede to attend an event commemorating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Magna Carta is widely recognised as one of the most significant documents in history. Its influence, as a cornerstone of fundamental liberties, is felt around the world in the constitutions and political traditions of countless nations. (Photo by Chris Jackson – WPA Pool / Getty Images)

: Soldiers stand on parade at a Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Event on June 15, 2015 in Runnymede, United Kingdom. Members of the Royal Family are visiting Runnymede to attend an event commemorating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Magna Carta is widely recognised as one of the most significant documents in history. Its influence, as a cornerstone of fundamental liberties, is felt around the world in the constitutions and political traditions of countless nations. (Photo by Chris Jackson – WPA Pool / Getty Images)

: People gather at the riverside meadow west of London as the Red Arrows RAF display team fly over the Magna Carta memorial in Runnymede, England, during a commemoration ceremony Monday June 15, 2015, to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the groundbreaking accord called Magna Carta. In 1215, Britain’s King John met disgruntled barons at Runnymede and agreed to a list of basic rights and laws which have formed the basic tenets of modern law and civil liberties, and was an inspiration for the U.S. Constitution among many other worldwide influences. (Steve Parsons / Pool photo via AP)

: Children explore the new Squidsoup light installation, Enlightenment, in the North Porch of Salisbury Cathedral on June 12, 2015 in Salisbury, England. The installation, which is made up of around 6000 points of colour changing light bulbs suspended from the ceiling, is part of the Cathedral’s celebrations for the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

: Roz Mitchell, marketing manager, explores the new Squidsoup light installation, Enlightenment, in the North Porch of Salisbury Cathedral on June 12, 2015 in Salisbury, England. The installation, which is made up of around 6000 points of colour changing light bulbs suspended from the ceiling, is part of the Cathedral’s celebrations for the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

: Roz Mitchell, marketing manager, explores the new Squidsoup light installation, Enlightenment, in the North Porch of Salisbury Cathedral on June 12, 2015 in Salisbury, England. The installation, which is made up of around 6000 points of colour changing light bulbs suspended from the ceiling, is part of the Cathedral’s celebrations for the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

: Wickham Morris dancers perform during the Clogg and Morris Festival, in Odiham, some fifty miles west of London on May 23, 2015, as part of the 800th anniversary celebrations of the signing of the Magna Carter. The Magna Carta, Latin for “the Great Charter,” was a charter agreed by King John of England on 15 June 1215, and was drafted by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton, to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons, and promising amongst other things, the protection of church rights. (AFP Photo/Adrian Dennis)

: Morris dancers stand outside The Anchor pub during the Clogg and Morris Festival, in Odiham, some fifty miles west of London on May 23, 2015, as part of the 800th anniversary celebrations of the signing of the Magna Carter. The Magna Carta, Latin for “the Great Charter,” was a charter agreed by King John of England on 15 June 1215, and was drafted by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton, to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons, and promising amongst other things, the protection of church rights. (AFP Photo/Adrian Dennis)

: A Hook Eagle Morris Man drinks from a tankard after performing a dance during the Clogg and Morris Festival, in The Bury, Odiham, some fifty miles west of London on May 23, 2015, as part of the 800th anniversary celebrations of the signing of the Magna Carter. The Magna Carta, Latin for “the Great Charter,” was a charter agreed by King John of England on 15 June 1215, and was drafted by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton, to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons, and promising amongst other things, the protection of church rights. (AFP Photo/Adrian Dennis)

: A Hook Eagle Morris man (C) poses for a photograph as dancers gather in The Bury during the Clogg and Morris Festival, in Odiham, some fifty miles west of London on May 23, 2015, as part of the 800th anniversary celebrations of the signing of the Magna Carter. The Magna Carta, Latin for “the Great Charter,” was a charter agreed by King John of England on 15 June 1215, and was drafted by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton, to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons, and promising amongst other things, the protection of church rights. (AFP Photo/Adrian Dennis)

: Morris dancers stand gather in The Bury during the Clogg and Morris Festival, in Odiham, some fifty miles west of London on May 23, 2015, as part of the 800th anniversary celebrations of the signing of the Magna Carter. The Magna Carta, Latin for “the Great Charter,” was a charter agreed by King John of England on 15 June 1215, and was drafted by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton, to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons, and promising amongst other things, the protection of church rights. (AFP Photo/Adrian Dennis)

England celebrates the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta

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