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Why I Started This

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Short Answer

I started this site because nobody else was going to do it for me.

That sounds blunt, but it is the truth. For years I have been researching the constitutional foundations of English law — Magna Carta, common law, the rights of the freeborn Englishman — and for years I have struggled to find a single place where this research is presented clearly, honestly, and without an agenda that distorts the material.

The Lord's Prayer and the Question of Sovereignty

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Thy Kingdom Come

When Christ taught His disciples to pray, He did not begin with petitions for daily bread or deliverance from evil. He began with a declaration of allegiance: “Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:9-10, KJV)

This is not a passive wish. It is a statement of constitutional priority. Before any earthly concern is raised, the one praying acknowledges that there is a kingdom above all kingdoms, a sovereignty that precedes and supersedes every human institution. The Lord’s Prayer is, at its foundation, an oath of fealty to the Most High.

Magna Carta and the Foundations of English Common Law

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

What Is Common Law?

English common law is not a set of rules written by parliament. It is a body of legal principles developed over centuries through judicial decisions, local custom, and the inherited rights of the English people. Its authority does not derive from statute — it predates statute. Common law is the law of the land, recognised rather than created by the courts.

This distinction is fundamental. Statute law is made by parliament and can be repealed by parliament. Common law, by contrast, is held to be the ancient and inherent right of the people. It was not granted by any government — it was acknowledged by government as already existing.

A Timeline of British Constitutional Documents

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction

The British constitution is not a single document. It is a tapestry woven over eight centuries from charters, statutes, judicial decisions, and constitutional conventions. Each document in this timeline represents a moment when the rights of the people were asserted, recognised, or defended against the encroachment of arbitrary power.

What follows is not exhaustive — it is a working overview of the most significant constitutional instruments in the English and British tradition.

The Lords Freemen Project

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The Lords Freemen project exists to document, preserve, and publish constitutional research grounded in the principles of Magna Carta 1215.

Our mission is straightforward: to provide clear, well-researched documentation of the constitutional rights established under Article 61, and to make this information freely available to all who seek it.

This site is self-hosted on sovereign infrastructure. No third-party platforms, no censorship risk, no dependency on corporate goodwill. The content published here is under our control and will remain accessible for as long as we choose to maintain it.

What Is Article 61 of Magna Carta?

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The Text

Article 61 of the original Magna Carta, sealed at Runnymede on 15 June 1215, is commonly known as the “security clause.” It is the enforcement mechanism of the Charter — the provision that gives the rest of the document its teeth.

In the original Latin, it establishes a committee of twenty-five barons empowered to oversee the Crown’s compliance with the Charter. If the king or his officers violate any provision, and the grievance is not remedied within forty days, the committee may “distrain and distress” the Crown “in every way possible” — by seizing castles, lands, and possessions — until the wrong is corrected.

The Freeman Movement: Origins and Development

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction

The “freeman-on-the-land” movement is a loosely organised body of thought that emerged primarily in the United Kingdom, Canada, and other Commonwealth nations during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Its adherents argue that individuals may, through specific legal declarations, remove themselves from the jurisdiction of statute law while retaining the protections of common law.

This article provides a scholarly overview of the movement’s origins, its core arguments, and its relationship to — and distinction from — the American sovereign citizen movement. The aim is to present the material accurately and let the reader draw their own conclusions.

About Michael

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I am Michael Dobson — a student of law, a devoted Protestant Christian, and a keen student of British constitutional history.

The name of this site comes from 1 Corinthians 7:22: “For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord’s freeman.” That verse captures something I have been working through for years — the paradox of freedom and service, of earthly law and divine authority.