Magna Carta
1st document signed 1215.
More symbol than substance.
Influence:
‘No taxation without representation’ rang throughout the colonies in
response to the Stamp Act 1765.
U.S. Bill of Rights, No person shall be ... deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
“The Black
Death”
The pandemic is thought to have begun in Central Asia or India and spread to Europe during the 1340s.
The total number
of deaths in Europe
25-50 million