Magna Carta The most famous document in British history, issued in 1215 by King John. In the form of a charter, it is a reactionary document with a purpose to insure feudal rights and dues to guarantee the King would not encroach upon baronial privileges. It implies that there are laws to protect t...

The Twelve Tables are the early codes of Roman law. The date that is most accepted is 450 B.C., when these laws were created. These laws are also the earliest pieces of literature coming from the Romans. It was said that the laws were constructed because of the struggles between the plebeians and pa...