Magna
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Old allegiance, old history, shared blood, old tribes, old paper—Magna Carta, Émile Zola.
Its aristocrats had the Magna Carta drafted to protect their rights after they rebelled against King John in 1215.
Shares of suppliers Lear, Aptiv, and Magna International were up 0.3%, 1.7%, and 1%, respectively.
From Barron's
This latter concept dates back to the Magna Carta, signed by King John in 1215 at Runnymede in England.
From Slate
Ingleborough is one of the few places in England where "commoning" traditions remain with around a dozen farmers still grazing sheep on the land under rights dating back to the Magna Carta.
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