Nikki and the Magna Carta
by Maureen H. Martin

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England 1215 Young orphan Nikki finds herself caught between two opposing forces. The rebel barons are trying to exact justice from the evil King John. Her grandmother, Lady Nicolaa de la Haye, who is the castellan of Lincoln Castle, plans to cooperate with the king by sending her granddaughter as a hostage. Nikki escapes her grandmother’s clutches and she and her friends become caught up in the birth of the Great Charter—Magna Carta. Along with other cardinal principles, the Charter impresses her with an all important one, that no person is above the law, not even the king himself!

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Maureen Martin is a retired law professor now living in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. She was born in Toronto, Ontario and grew up in Buttonville. As a professor in the Department of Law at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, she specialized in human rights, especially those of indigenous peoples. She was involved with the development of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Also, she was instrumental in helping the people of East Timor to gain independence, work for which she was awarded the Collar of the Order of Timor Leste in 2026. Since retirement, she has dedicated her time to writing books for children and young adults.

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Contributors

Author

Maureen H. Martin

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Marshall L. McCall