What is the Magna Carta?

C: We went to the Salisbury Cathedral and saw a copy of the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta is an old piece of cow hide that has a bunch of latin writing on it, that says that the king needed to give the noble people some rights. Its about 800 years old. Its important because it is still in use today, and its really old. It was the first agreement to make a significant change in the way the aristocracy was treated. It said people had certain rights. It said the king couldn't take away their land, and couldn't tax them as heavily. It also said that if someone broke the law they would get a trial. It only applies to those landowners.