DURING the last few weeks the anniversary of several monumental, historic events emblazoned the horizon.
Magna Carta: June 15 was the 800th anniversary of this seminal constitutional document executed between King John of England and his barons. It planted the seeds of “constitutional monarchy”, a monarchy under the law and bereft of unbridled powers based on the divine right of Kings.
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