King John signs the Great Charter, Runnymede mb-code 1645763 Illustration from Anatomia humani corporis

Illustration from Anatomia humani corporis

Guy Fawkes heading towards the cellar in the Palace of Westminster

telescope and transit instrument) and the masonry pillar for mounting the pendulum clock

View of the Bank of England and St Christopher-le-Stocks

King John signs the Great Charter, Runnymede mb-code 1645763 Illustration from Anatomia humani corporisKing John signs the Great Charter, Runnymede, Surrey, 1215 (1864). John (1167 1216) became King of England in 1199. The Angevin kings of England, Henry II, Richard I and John arbitrarily abused feudal rights. The nobility forced King John to sign the Magna Carta, guaranteeing their restoration.