[P2P-F] The Charter of the Forest

[Michel Bauwens]

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On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:46 AM, <ideasinc at ee.net> wrote:

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> this article would seem to be a basic piece relative to providing a
> historical context for the the principle of the commons
>
> first paragraph: The charter was designed to complement Magna Carta, which
> had been signed in 1215 by Henry’s predecessor and father, King John, in
> which he promised his subjects that England would be governed, and his
> barons dealt with, according to the customs of feudal law. Almost
> immediately, Magna Carta was nullified by Pope Innocent III, who agreed
> with John that the agreement had been extorted by force. The barons
> rebelled (see Barons’ War), and in October 1216 John died and was
> succeeded by his nine-year-old son, Henry. A council of barons loyal to
> John, and led by William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, was created to rule on
> Henry’s behalf. To end the rebellion, it decided to reissue Magna Carta.
> This document had never satisfactorily dealt with the issue of forest law,
> which was a cause of widespread resentment.
>
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> http://www.economics.arawakcity.org/node/78
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