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What were the Magna Carta and the Petition of Right? Why were they important?

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Answer:Magna Carta, or “Great Charter,” signed by the King of England in 1215, was a turning point in human rights. ... It established the right of widows who owned property to choose not to remarry, and established principles of due process and equality before the law.

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