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    Magna Carta established limits on royal power and established rights for certain groups in medieval England. It prohibited the king from interfering with the church, collecting new taxes without agreement from barons and bishops, and imprisoning or seizing goods from freemen without a proper trial. It also guaranteed rights like freedom of travel for traders and swift, unbiased justice.

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    Magna Carta established limits on royal power and established rights for certain groups in medieval England. It prohibited the king from interfering with the church, collecting new taxes without agreement from barons and bishops, and imprisoning or seizing goods from freemen without a proper trial. It also guaranteed rights like freedom of travel for traders and swift, unbiased justice.

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    Effect Magna Carta

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    Magna Carta established limits on royal power and established rights for certain groups in medieval England. It prohibited the king from interfering with the church, collecting new taxes without agreement from barons and bishops, and imprisoning or seizing goods from freemen without a proper trial. It also guaranteed rights like freedom of travel for traders and swift, unbiased justice.

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    The Effect of Magna Carta

    Helps
    Church Barons Knights Peasants
    The King must not interfere with the
    church.
    When a baron inherits land he should pay
    the king no more than £100
    The king cannot collect new taxes unless
    the barons and bishops agree.
    No freeman can be put in prison without a
    proper trial with a jury
    The king’s men must not take anyone’s
    goods without paying for them.
    Justice will be given without delays or
    bribes
    Traders must be able to travel freely
    without having to pay tolls.

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