Where was the Magna Carta sealed in 1215?

The Magna Carta was sealed at Runnymede in 1215.

Runnymede is a meadow beside the River Thames in Surrey, southwest of London. On 15 June 1215, King John met rebellious barons there and accepted the charter after political and military pressure. The document addressed disputes over royal authority, taxation, feudal obligations, and legal process.

The original Magna Carta did not create modern democracy, and most of its clauses concerned immediate medieval conflicts. However, later generations treated it as a powerful symbol of the principle that rulers are subject to law. Its influence became especially important in English constitutional history and in ideas about due process.

Four copies of the 1215 charter survive. Only a few clauses remain part of English law today, including protections linked to the liberty of the Church, the City of London, and lawful judgment. Runnymede is therefore remembered as the setting, not the title, of the famous agreement.