The version of Magna Carta signed by King John of England at Runnymede was annulled shortly afterwards by Pope Innocent III; who issued the version which then survived to become the basis of much of modern Western law?
Magna Carta Island Henry III and Louis (later Louis VIII) of France. In August 2014 "Forbes" reported that the island would be sold by Sotheby's International Realty. Magna Carta Island Magna Carta Island is an ait in the River Thames in England, on the reach above Bell Weir Lock. It is in Berkshire facing water-meadows forming Runnymede. Its civil and ecclesiastical parish is Wraysbury so it was transferred from Buckinghamshire to Berkshire in 1974. The island is a contender for being the place where, in 1215, King John sealed the Magna Carta. Whilst the charter itself indicates Runnymede by name, it is possible
Pope Innocent III the French and thereafter lost all influence. He died on 19 May 1218, leaving Frederick II the undisputed emperor. Meanwhile, King John was forced to acknowledge the Pope as his feudal lord and accept Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury. Innocent III played further roles in the politics of Norway, France, Sweden, Bulgaria, Spain and England. At the request of England's King John, Pope Innocent III declared the Magna Carta annulled, resulting in a rebellion by the English Barons who did not accept this action. Innocent III was a vigorous opponent of religious dissent, perceived as heresy, and undertook campaigns