The history of Magna Carta and King John will be told in a new exhibition that will be open in the Spring of 2015 at Worcester Cathedral. It will include the immediate political aftermath of Magna Carta: Simon de Montfort and the Battle of Evesham. The later Legacy of Magna Carta: the English Civil […]
The Odiham Magna Carta Festival Weekend is a community project led by the Odiham Society with which we intend to mark this seminal moment in our villages’ history. The celebrations are planned for 22nd –25th May 2015 and will involve the entire community, local organisations and schools, and of course visitors will be most welcome to join in, learn […]
“The world’s youth are tasked with presenting a new document that safeguards and promotes the rights, privileges and liberties of either their own country or the whole world.” In partnership with Royal Holloway College, this is an international creative essay competition for 11 to 18 year olds, to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of […]
To mark the 800th anniversary of the granting of Magna Carta, the British Library is holding a once-in-a lifetime exhibition that explores the history and resonance of this globally-recognised document. The exhibition is sponsored by Linklaters. When granted by King John in 1215 Magna Carta was a practical solution to a political crisis, but in the […]
In celebration of the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, the 22nd British Legal History Conference will be concerned with the theme ‘Law: Challenges to Authority and the Recognition of Rights’. The conference will be held from the 8th to the 11th of July 2015 at the University of Reading. A conference website will be forthcoming but, in […]
The role and significance of dozens of the most significant battlefields and sieges in the story of the fight for Magna Carta are to be highlighted by the Battlefields Trust and the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Committee thanks to a grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The project will raise awareness of the battlefields […]
1st June – 31st August Durham Cathedral in Durham City, often cited as the greatest Norman building in Europe, holds three editions of Magna Carta dated 1216, 1225 and 1300, which demonstrate the evolution of the original. In the summer of 2015, see the only surviving 1216 issue of the Magna Carta in a fascinating […]