Charter of freedoms

The Charter of freedoms , also called the Charter of crowning , is a proclamation written by Henri Beauclerc and published in its rise with the throne in 1100.

The Charter of freedoms compels the king with certain obligations concerning the treatment of noble and the ecclesiastical dignitaries.

The document treats certain abuses the royal power by its predecessor, his brother William Rufus, specifically the overtaxation of the barons, the abuse the episcopal sees as well as the abuse the ecclesiastical benefit and the practices of Simonie.

This document is regarded as a decisive stage in the English history insofar as it constitutes a precursory document of the Magna Carta.

The term of charter also was included in that of granted Charte to Norman the the March 19th 1315 by the king de France Louis Hutin to recognize the specificity of the Normandy. In the same way, Louis XVIII will octroira a constitutional Charte with the French in 1814.

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Text of the Charter

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