We take our liberties for granted. They seem absolute and untouchable. But they are the result of a series of violent struggles fought over 800 years that, at times, have threatened to tear our society apart. On the frontline was a document originally inked on animal skin – Magna Carta. Distinguished constitutional historian David Starkey looks at the origins of the Great Charter in 1215 to check the abuses of King John - and how it nearly died at birth. He explores its subsequent deployment, its contribution to making everyone – even the monarch – subject to the rule of law, and how this quintessentially English document migrated to the North American colonies and eventually became the foundation of the US constitution. Magna Carta has become a universal symbol of individual freedom against the tyranny of the state, but with ever-tightening government control on our lives, is it time to resurrect it? We take our liberties for granted. They seem absolute and untouchable. But they are the result of a series of violent struggles fought over 800 years that, at times, have threatened to tear our society apart. On the frontline was a document originally inked on animal skin – Magna Carta. Distinguished constitutional historian David Starkey looks at the origins of the Great Chart...$生命、自主和财产三项基本自由，900多年后还没有到达世界每个角落。$又上了一堂歷史課。。。great。。。貴國跟羅剎皆中槍。。$王权和民权的斗争，民权是如何一步步胜利的。《大宪章》最宝贵的一点就在于对于普通人自由的保护与认同，这也为英国的法律打下了一个与众不同的底子。$这真的是euro-centric疯了，说历史强调资本主义的合法性也就算了，还不忘来臭你中国和俄罗斯一把。话说后面直接把大革命的法国对美国法律的影响抹消了，不愧是英国人啊。$from russia to china
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