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The Signing of the Magna Carta in 1215
1215年《大宪章》的签署
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English barons forced King John to agree to the Magna Carta after years of unfair taxes and arbitrary justice.多年苛税与任意司法之后，英国贵族迫使约翰王签署了《大宪章》。
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Though written for nobles, it declared that even the king must obey the law—a revolutionary idea at the time.虽为贵族而写，却宣告国王亦须守法——这在当时是革命性理念。
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It guaranteed basic rights like fair trials, protection from illegal imprisonment, and limits on taxation.它保障了公平审判、免遭非法监禁及征税限制等基本权利。
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The document did not create democracy, but it planted seeds for constitutional government and rule of law.该文件并未创立民主，却为宪政体制与法治埋下了种子。
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Pope Innocent III annulled it almost immediately, yet English courts and parliaments referred to it for centuries.教皇英诺森三世几乎立即宣布其无效，但英国法院与议会数百年间仍援引它。
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In 1628, Parliament used its principles to challenge King Charles I’s power.1628年，议会依据其原则挑战查理一世的王权。
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American colonists later cited the Magna Carta when demanding rights from Britain.后来北美殖民者要求英国赋予权利时，也援引了《大宪章》。
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Today, its legacy lives on in constitutions, human rights charters, and courts worldwide.今天，它的遗产仍存于全球各国宪法、人权宪章与法院之中。