A ceremony took place at Runnymede near London on 15th June 2015. They were celebrating the 800th anniversary of something. This was the exact place where King John II sealed the original accord in 1215 that intended to put a check upon arbitrary powers of the King of England.
What was the subject of their celebration?
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800th anniversary of Magna CartaIt promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown. The Great Charter, as it is often called, was said to be the foundation stone of the rights and liberties of the people.