What if Magna Carta had gone differently?

English barons force the king to accept limits on royal power in writing.

If it had gone differently: The idea that a ruler is bound by law never gets its founding document; absolutism has no early rival.

1. 1688The Glorious Revolution, The English crown keeps its arbitrary power over taxes and courts; property and lending stay risky.
2. 1720The Enlightenment, Absolutism keeps its intellectual cover; 'rights of man' never enters common speech.