Key learning points

1. Magna Carta started a process of struggle over how much power the monarch should have.
2. In the short term, Magna Carta had limited impact on the power of the monarchy and basic human rights.
3. Magna Carta survived through various ways and historians often disagree about this.
4. Magna Carta survived through force.
5. Magna Carta survived through compromise.

Keywords

• Human rights - human rights are the basic rights that many consider all people should have, such as justice and the freedom to say what you think

• Compromise - a compromise is a way of reaching agreement where each person or group give up something that they wanted so they can end the argument

• Revive - revive is when something is brought back to life, health, existence or use

• Ultimatum - an ultimatum is a threat in which someone is warned that if they do not do a particular thing, something unpleasant will happen to them

Common misconception