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England's political system emerged at the end of a long struggle between the parliament and the kingdom. In this system, while the Crown Office represented by a king/queen possesses symbolic political authority, the prime minister holds the real political power due to their significant influence in legislative and executive power. The process of restricting the monarchy's power in England and making it symbolic overtime began before the parliament was born. Magna Carta, one of the first crucial steps of this process, emerged in June 1215 as a compromise between King John and barons who reacted to his heavy taxes. Magna Carta, which has received little attention in Turkish literature, left a permanent legacy to the later times in terms of the understanding of the rule of law and the historical development of democracy. This study examines Magna Carta by highlighting its articles that restrict the monarchy. In this framework, the historical background that gave birth to the Charter was analyzed and all articles of Magna Carta were examined using three different references. In the study, while revealing out to what extent Magna Carta limited the monarchy, it was also underlined that the symbolic powers of the British monarchy today manifests themselves in Magna Carta.

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