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Christian roots of democracyâ€™s iconic document

One of the most important influences on the Magna Carta has been airbrushed out of history.

Thomas Andrew | MercatorNet

Image by James Doyle from Wikimedia, available under this Creative Commons Licence

Posted 16 June 2015

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