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 […]
Event Date: Friday 24th July – Sunday 26th July Town: Trowbridge County: Wiltshire Website: www.visitwiltshire.co.uk Markets, Entertainments, Business Expo, Town Crier’s Competition, Medieval Sports, Celebrations, Civic Service, Music and Fun for everyone as part of Trowbridge’s Magna Carta 2015 celebrations.
Event Date: Saturday 25 April 2015 – Saturday 25 July 2015 Town: Trowbridge County: Wiltshire Website: www.visitwiltshire.co.uk Magna Carta exhibition – further details of the exhibition to be announced nearer the time.
Event Date: April to October 2015 Town: Pevensey County: East Sussex Website: www.pevenseyvisit.com King John in Sussex and the Magna Carta story will be a special display in the Museum for the whole season
Event Date: Friday 5th June – Sunday 6th July 2015 Town: Canterbury County: Kent Website: www.canterbury.co.uk ‘Canterbury in the Age of Magna Carta’ at The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge , Canterbury’s stunning new art museum & library in the heart of the city, is being developed in partnership with Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Canterbury […]
Event Date: Friday 25th September – Tuesday 29th September 2015 Town: Cartmel County: Cumbria Website: www.cartmelpriory.org.uk A long weekend of celebration with a central focus on the historical Flower Pageant in the Priory supported by a medieval, living history ‘Encampment, Tournament & Fayre’, Concert Programme and Son et Lumière.
Event Date: Saturday, 6th June 2015 Town: Faversham County: Kent Website: www.favershammusicclub.co.uk Local composer David Knotts brings together professional and amateur performers in a spectacular musical celebration of Faversham’s association with the Magna Carta. With music by David Knotts and words by John Gallas this World Première will be staged in St Mary of Charity […]