1. Magna Carta or or Great Charte, is the English document from 13th century, considered an origin of American Bill of Rights. 2. By 1215, King John was facing a rebellion by some of the country’s powerful barons. Stephen Langton, the Archbishop of Canterbury, mediated and wrote up a peace agreement, called Magna Carta. It protected the rights of free men and serfs, most importantly, protection from illegal imprisonment and limitations on taxation. Despite the fact, it was not initially successful, Magna Carta, was renegotiated by the new King, Henry III and the barons three times, in 1216, 1217 and 1225. Henry, son of John, was placed into the guardianship of William Marshal and Cardinal Guala Bicchieri, the papal legate to England, because Henry was a nine-year-old. Magna Carta is considered a symbol of freedom and liberty from oppression and also as the foundation for the English system of common law.