7 – 9th April Lincoln Cathedral’s 1215 Magna Carta is one of only four surviving originals. Copies of the documents were distributed to sheriffs, to important religious houses and to cathedrals, including Lincoln where the then bishop, Hugh of Wells, had been present at Runnymede in June of that year. The Lincoln Magna Carta has […]
25 July – 5 August Hereford Cathedral boasts two important Magna Carta items, housed in its New Library Building, alongside a wealth of other medieval treasures. The first of these is the finest surviving 1217 Magna Carta, a significant revision and reissue of King John’s Magna Carta by his son, Henry III. This superseded the […]
23 March – 3 September Hereford Cathedral boasts two important Magna Carta items, housed in its New Library Building, alongside a wealth of other medieval treasures. The first of these is the finest surviving 1217 Magna Carta, a significant revision and reissue of King John’s Magna Carta by his son, Henry III. This superseded the […]
9 – 17 June Services will be followed by a procession through the City. Stephen Langton was Archbishop of Canterbury between 1207 and his death in 1228, and was a central figure in the political dispute between King John of England and Pope Innocent III, which led to the issuing of Magna Carta in 1215. […]
29 October Speaker Canon Dr Mark Hocknull, Chancellor, discusses ‘George Boole – Commemorating Genius’, as part of the Lincoln Magna Carta Lecture Series 2015. Canon Dr Mark Hocknull, Chancellor, discusses George Boole – Commemorating Genius, which will take place in the beautiful Chapter House of Lincoln Cathedral: a breath-taking backdrop for this lecture; the last […]
23 October The Frequency Festival returns to Lincoln to showcase international and local work from artists that use digital tools and new media as part of the Magna Carta 800 celebrations. Frequency Festival 2015 will see virtual realities blur with medieval streets when Lincoln’s biennial festival of digital culture returns for its third edition. This […]
Professor Mona Siddiqui discusses ‘Faith as Struggle'; the penultimate installment to the Lincoln Magna Carta Lecture Series 2015. Professor Mona Sidiqui, OBE FRSE FRSA, continues the lecture series with her stimulating debate on Faith as Struggle. This lecture will be hosted by Bishop Grosseteste University, and will take place in The Chapel. Situated in the […]
16 July The next installment to the Magna Carta Lecture Series 2015: Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, hosts his lecture in Lincoln Cathedral. Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, continues the Lincoln Magna Carta Lecture Series. The lecture will be held in the Nave of Lincoln’s beautiful Cathedral. Tickets for […]
A feast of English music at Lincoln Cathedral performed by three choirs and other classical performers. The choirs of Lincoln, Peterborough and Southwell Cathedrals will come together for a feast of mainly English music over four days in June 2015. On Thursday 18th June there will be an opening gala evening featuring Tasmin Little, the […]
13 June Lincoln will host the Magna Carta Weekend to celebrate the 800th anniversary sealing of Magna Carta exactly 800 years to the day it was first sealed in 1215. From carnival costumes and samba, to storytelling and street art, the Magna Carta Weekend will provide two days and one night of memorable music, sights […]