HIS 101
Magna Carta Paragraph

Everyone has heard it sometime, the phrase, "he steals from the rich, to give to the poor." That, of course, is a reference to Robin Hood and his Band of Merry Men. What many do not know is that there has been a lot, and I do mean a lot, of serious scholarship and research into the "tales" of Robin Hood. In some of the tellings, the bad Prince John in the story is associated with the English King John, signer of the Magna Carta, who is viewed as the bad guy who unjustly stole the throne from his good brother, Richard the Lion-Hearted while Richard was away on the Third Crusade. There have been a number of motion picture portrayals of Robin Hood, notably by Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Here is a photo of Errol Flynn as Robin Hood.

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Read the Magna Carta document excerpt (along with the short document notes and the study questions) and answer the following question in a paragraph.

Citing specific evidence from the Magna Carta (not from the textbook), was the Magna Carta a revolutionary document?

Your paragraph must follow this format.

Please take a moment to review Charlie's History Writing Center(See the tutorial on the one-page paper and the paper examples.) for specific information on the writing requirements for the assignments in the course. There is also a good example of a one-page paper available that will show you how to structure your paper. Please check this short explanation of what it means to cite historical evidence.

Your assignment should be submitted on Canvas.

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