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Coordinates 52°01'55?N 1°08'49?W? / ?52.032°N 1.147°W? / 52.032; -1.147 Brackley, originally also known as Brachelai or Brackele, was owned in 1086 by Earl Alberic. After this it passed to the Earl of Leicester, and to the families of De Quincy and Roland.[2] In the 11th and 12th centuries Brackley was in the Hundred of Odboldistow and in the Manor of Halse. Richard I (The Lionheart) named 5 officials sites for jousting tournaments[citation needed] so that such events could not be used as local wars, and Brackley was one of these. The tournament site is believed to be to the south of the castle where the A422 now passes. The town was the site of an important meeting between the barons and representatives of the King in 1215, the year of Magna Carta.[citation needed] Magna Carta required King John to proclaim rights, respect laws, and accept that the King’s wishes were subject to law. It explicitly protected certain rights of the King's subjects, whether free or a prisoner — most notably allowing appeal against unlawful imprisonment. King John and the barons were to have signed Magna Carta at Brackley Castle, but they eventually did so at Runnymede.
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