Magna Carta and Its Gifts to Canada (eBook)

Carolyn Harris teaches history at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. She received her PhD in European history from Queen's University in 2012. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications including the Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen, Smithsonian Magazine, and the BBC News Magazine, and she is a frequent guest on television and radio. She lives in Toronto. Carolyn Harris enseigne l’histoire à l’École d’éducation permanente de l’Université de Toronto. Elle a reçu son doctorat en histoire de l’Europe de l’Université Queen’s en 2012. Ses écrits ont été publiés dans plusieurs publications, dont le Globe and Mail, le Ottawa Citizen, la revue Smithsonian et le BBC News Magazine. Elle est souvent invitée à des émissions de télévision et de radio. Elle habite à Toronto.

Foreword by the Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons 
Introduction: The Magna Carta at 800 


Part 1: The History of Kings, Barons, and the Commons 
Early Perceptions of Democracy 
 Life in Thirteenth-Century England 
The Making of King John 



Part 2: Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest 
The Reign of King John and the Coming of Magna Carta 
The Key Principles of Magna Carta 
The Repudiation of Magna Carta and the Death of King John 
The Charter of the Forest: Protection of the Commons 
The Provisions of Oxford and the Development of Parliament 



Part 3: The Decline and Revival of Magna Carta 

The Spread of Magna Carta’s Ideals from Barons to Commoners 
The Decline of Magna Carta
Sir Edward Coke and the Rebirth of Magna Carta 
The Petition of Right in 1628 
The English Civil Wars and Interregnum 
The Bill of Rights and Emergence of Constitutional Monarchy 



Part 4: Magna Carta Abroad 
Canada’s First Constitutional Document: the Royal Proclamation of 1763 
The American Revolution 
The French Revolution 
Magna Carta and Canada’s Confederation in 1867 



Part 5: Magna Carta Today 
The Global Impact of Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest 
Surviving Copies of Magna Carta 
Magna Carta in Contemporary Canada 


Acknowledgements 
Appendix 1: The Magna Carta 2015 Exhibition 
Appendix 2: The Venues 
Appendix 3: The Durham Cathedral Magna Carta 
Notes 
For Further Reading 
Photo Credits