Magna Carta
The Birth of Liberty
Dan Jones - Viking Press
A short and enjoyable read for anyone who thinks they (casually) know anything about the Magna Carta. In addition to a good description of what the document (or collection of documents) is and is not, the 200 or so pages have a vivid history of how it came to be, which involved a fair bit of combat and undermining (figuratively and literally) of enemies and allies of King John. There are some lessons for modern politics in here, although I can't quite draw a straight line from Runnymede to Brexit.I'm not saying don't order it online, but purchasing from your local independent bookstore will make you a better person.
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