Comments on: Estovers of common

Estovers of common

homunculus — Wed, 29 Oct 2003 13:24:21 -0800

The Secret History of the Magna Carta. This is a fascinating article on the Magna Carta and the lesser known Charter of the Forest, and the early establishment of the rights of commons.

By: four panels

four panels — Wed, 29 Oct 2003 13:38:25 -0800

Excellent post.

By: dorian

dorian — Wed, 29 Oct 2003 16:23:01 -0800

dammit. this is one of those super-good-post-thingies-that-no-one-comments-on as recently debated/praised/condemned/etc. in meta. the linebaugh article is very appropriate to current times; and, appropriateness aside, quite an excellent piece of writing. many of us learn in middle and/or high school some of the import of the magna carta, but there are other bits just as important, or even more so, that are so unknown as to be described as "secret". read and get commenting, people, it's only the basis for much of western common law!

By: thomcatspike

thomcatspike — Wed, 29 Oct 2003 16:48:19 -0800

My descendants signed it twice.

By: caddis

caddis — Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:38:50 -0800

Excellent post

By: johnnyboy

johnnyboy — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 04:08:19 -0800

mAy I take the tme to say thank you for this excellent and thoroughly informative post.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 11:06:18 -0800

You're welcome. aNd take as much tme as you need. ;)

By: homunculus

homunculus — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 13:28:21 -0800

The Shelley quotes in Linebaugh's article are from The Mask of Anarchy and Declaration of Rights, btw.