where was he from?
Lincolnshire
Stephen Langton
Lincolnshire
how did the magna carta advance the cause of liberty Magna Carta still forms an important symbol of liberty today, often cited by politicians and campaigners, and is held in great respect by the British and American legal communities, Lord Denning describing it as "the greatest constitutional document of all times – the foundation of the freedom of the individual against the arbitrary authority of the despot". what is it? A Constitutional document it was first drafted by whom? King John what is the purpose of this constitutional document? To preserve liberties and rights who were the participants of the 1215 charter? Archbishop Stephen Langton, and some of John's loyal supporters, such as William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke. who was the first one? He was an English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Canterbury between 1207 and his death in 1228.
wiki:11615998
Stephen Langton [SEP] Early life and career
His father was Henry Langton, a landowner in Langton by Wragby, Lincolnshire. Stephen Langton may have been born in a moated farmhouse in the village, and was probably educated in his local cathedral school. Stephen studied at the University of Paris and lectured there on theology until 1206, when Pope Innocent III, with whom he had formed a friendship in Paris, called him to Rome and made him cardinal-priest of San Crisogono, Rome. His piety and learning had already won him prebends in Paris and York and he was recognised as the foremost English churchman. His brother Simon Langton was elected Archbishop of York in 1215, but that election was quashed by Pope Innocent III.