The Magna Carta in America
American History Hit
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The Existential Crisis for the Pope
The Magna Carta did not work out well. It was violated almost immediately by King John, right? He goes over their heads straight to the Pope and says, they made me do this. So it's kind of shocking when you hear that you say, how can the Pope come in and nullify a legal document? And the answer is pretty easily.
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