era, whene tudor royalty and parliament found common ground, magna carta's influence became less visible, at least as a matter of public law. but magna carta once again came to the fore with the stewart monarch when james i and charles i imposed taxes without the approval of parliament, the members saw to revive what benderman -- what benjamin -- ole decrepitold rule of magna carta. to justify parliament opposition to the royal claims. he characterized magna carta as olubleg the in vi rights of its -- he declared magna carta is such a fellow, he will have no sovereign. that is an exaggeration to the events at runnymede. the effect, cooke promoted magna carta as to marking constitutional imitations of the power of the king. laid thecacy althoug groundwork for the habeas corpus act and the endless bill of rights. so, in that sense, magna carta, redreimagined by cooke, stee history down the path towards constitutional democracy. but magna carta had a third effect that has special resonance in boston. it kindled america's own declaration of independence. the american colonists embraced ook's