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Magna Carta’s 800th anniversary celebrated in Weston Library exhibition
The Weston Library is celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta of 1225 in an exhibit titled ‘Magna Carta 1215 ...
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Do you know the correct date of Magna Carta? Here’s why you might be wrong
Could we have been commemorating the wrong date of Magna Carta all along? Speaking on an episode of the HistoryExtra podcast, ...
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A book 100 years older than the Magna Carta goes digital
The medieval manuscript, which is almost 100 years older than King John’s Magna Carta and has been described as ‘Britain’s Hidden Treasure’ by the British Library, has never before been seen in its ...
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King John and the Magna Carta
The negative view of King John can be traced back to the writings of medieval monks and other ... King John agreed to the Magna Carta in 1215. It was the first written document that established ...
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Man convicted for trying to steal the Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral
A key manuscript in English history, the Magna Carta is a charter of citizens' rights curbing the arbitrary power of medieval kings which among other things guaranteed the right to a fair trial.