
From Magna Carta to the Good Friday Agreement, Britain has produced some of the most consequential pieces of paper in world history. Rank them by the weight you think they truly carry.
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Magna Carta (1215)
Sealed at Runnymede by King John, it planted the seed of the idea that even monarchs are subject to the law. Its principles still echo through constitutions worldwide.

Act of Union (1707)
The treaty that merged the English and Scottish parliaments, forging a single state and reshaping the political map of these islands. Its legacy is still hotly debated north of the border.

Bill of Rights (1689)
Passed after the Glorious Revolution, it curbed royal power and laid the foundations of constitutional monarchy. Much of what we take for granted in Westminster begins here.

Good Friday Agreement (1998)
The painstakingly negotiated deal that brought an end to decades of violence in Northern Ireland. It remains a fragile but extraordinary achievement of modern diplomacy.

Treaty of Versailles (1919)
Signed in the Hall of Mirrors, the treaty that ended the Great War and, many argue, sowed the seeds of the next one. British negotiators shaped its terms and its consequences.
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Was the British Empire's involvement in the Opium Wars its most morally indefensible act?
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