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King John may have altered the course of English history by indicating his agreement to sign the Magna Carta at an impromptu meeting of parliamentarians at the Old Parliament Oak located near his hunting lodge "King John's Palace". Magna Carta required the King to renounce certain rights, respect certain legal procedures and accept that his will could be bound by the law. It explicitly protected certain rights of the king's subjects, whether free or fettered — most notably the right of Habeas Corpus, meaning that they had rights against unlawful imprisonment. I've tried to come to terms with the present and past UK government's policy in the "War Against Terror". Maybe King John is chuckling in his grave? Internment Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people, commonly in large groups, without trial. NOTE: Magna Carta - "most notably the right of Habeas Corpus, meaning that they had rights against unlawful imprisonment". Concentration No government or organization has used concentration camp to describe its own facilities, using instead terms such as internment camp, resettlement camp, detention facility, etc, regardless of the actual circumstances of the camp, which can vary a great deal. How many people have been hanged/confined when there "rights against unlawful imprisonment" have been ignored? Seems to me: A charter made law in 1215 should still be relevant. The value of being "free" can only be really appreciated by a person in shackles. Just how long can I be locked up for something I didn't do?
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"'Detention centre' means a place which is used solely for the detention of detained persons but which is not a short-term holding facility, a prison or part of a prison. "Fight and you may die, run and you'll live, at least a while. And dying in your bed many years from now would you be willing to trade all your days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives but they'll never take our freedom." [extract from BraveFart] "I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. What I can do, I should do. And what I should do, by the grace of God, I will do." - Edward Everett Hale I was born in Murray County, Tennessee, in 1857, a slave. I was given the name of my master, D. J. Estes, who owned my mother's family, consisting of seven boys and two girls, I being the youngest of the family. [Rufus Recipes] Here's an article that is slightly off topic, but puts the whole subject in perspective: The Author of This Liberated Article Is: Catherine Matthew  ARTICLE SUMMARY: The history of the strategy game called Princes of Florence makes an interesting read. Accessibility IS an Issue LPR Takes Seriously. This Article is Text Reader Friendly
Easy Copy and Paste the Entire Article A Medieval Game - Be a Prince | In the olden days, during the Renaissance, Florence was the place to be in. If you were a rich businessman, then your strategy was to decide the fate of Florence. In this game, you have to compete with other players and the winner who makes their city the richest wins the game.
So what is this game all about? And how do we make the strategies to play it?
May be a little history in here! This game was invented by two Germans in the year 2000. The Kramer and Ulrich pair that made a number of cartoons in German designed this interesting game to educate the children. Designed to accommodate three to five children, this game was later adopted by the English by Rio Grande. The game has gone through a number of evolutional modifications before becoming what it is today!
The strategy of the game is to make a city rich. How is that done? By earning money, is possibly one of the answers. The other is by constructing buildings, having intelligent 'guys', the jesters. You can also make landscapes and of course have lots of 'freedom'. It is Renaissance time, remember! There is always an importance to art and architecture and freedom, of course. All these are done by everyone of the players. The winner is, of course the guy or gal who does the maximum and becomes the leading Princes of Florence!
The game starts with bidding. Each one of the player is given some money tokens and playing board. The playing board is every player's city. The player needs to build the player board. The player is also given some of these special cards that tells you what you own. It could be some of the jesters or the buildings or the landscapes. Now, with this on the player board, the player goes bidding.
There are also other rules. A person can win an auction only once in a round. And similarly, only once in a round can he also action any of his holdings. Combined with these rules, it makes the entire game more challenging to play and more interesting.
There could also be common properties which can go for bidding. You and other players will all bid for the property. It will go on increasing in the round and who ever wins the bid will take the piece too. You will put this on your playing board. As you go an adding to the playing board, your 'city' becomes better built! You can also sell off what you built to gain money. Well, it is trading all along and who ever gets the maximum number of buildings at the end of two hours of game will be the winner!
Quite an interesting strategy game really! Something that triggers the thought and intelligence of the young minds! This game is today made for two to five players and is quite comfortable for most of the ages.
What makes the game more interesting is that you can also earn prestige as you grow. Every one of the building that you 'construct' and every one of the landscape that put on to your board would earn you prestige.
Go on and get one for your kids today! | | Article Republished From: Liberated Press Releases and Other FREE Information a web site that DOESN'T use Google Adsense text links in or around articles. Author Resource:- Kathy Austin is a search engine consultant for the online magic store Tricksforsale.com. This magic store provides a range of board and strategy games and dice sets. Learn how to do magic tricks with the variety of books written by magicians like David Blaine and CDs available. Visit now and get a free gift with every purchase. 
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