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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A meadow in southeast England on the Thames River west of London. King John accepted the Magna Carta here or on a nearby island in 1215.
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- proper noun A
water-meadow , near theThames inSurrey , whereMagna Carta was signed.
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George clears up any possible misunderstanding about what he signed at the "meadow that is called Runnymede, between Windsor and Staines, on the fifteenth day of June in the seventeenth year of our reign, and the year of our Lord 1215."
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Given by our hand in the meadow that is called Runnymede, between
The Magna Carta Anonymous
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Given under our hand -- the above-named and many others being witnesses -- in the meadow which is called Runnymede, between Windsor and Staines, on the fifteenth day of
The Magna Carta Anonymous
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Given under our hand - the above named and many others being witnesses - in the meadow which is called Runnymede, between Windsor and Staines, on the fifteenth day of June, in the seventeenth year of our reign.
The Magna Carta Anonymous
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The local tradition ascribes the site of the actual signature to "Magna Charta" island -- an eyot just up-stream from the field, now called Runnymede, but neither in tradition nor in recorded history can this detail be fixed with any exactitude.
The Historic Thames Hilaire Belloc 1911
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He had written a tragedy called Runnymede, which, though accepted by the management of Covent Garden, was prohibited by the Lord Chamberlain, who scented current politics in the bold speeches of the Barons of King John, but it was eventually produced in the Edinburgh theatre in 1783.
Life of Adam Smith Rae, John, 1845-1915 1895
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"There's a great, affordable hotel near Heathrow Airport called the Runnymede-on-Thames which is right on the water..."
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And with them breathing down our necks for information from Runnymede [the British deputy high commission in Karachi is otherwise known as Runnymede Estate] and the ISI eager to take over our turf and our suspect, we would naturally be keen to produce results.
Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2009
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And with them breathing down our necks for information from Runnymede [the British deputy high commission in Karachi is otherwise known as Runnymede Estate] and the ISI eager to take over our turf and our suspect, we would naturally be keen to produce results.
Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2009
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Given by our hand in the meadow that is called Runnymede, between Windsor and Staines, on the fifteenth day of June in the seventeenth year of our reign (i.e. 1215: the new regnal year began on 28 May).
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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