Date: 1st June – 20th September Free admission Tours will begin at temple and progress to the Guildhall. For more information, click here.
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Magna Carta Through the Ages – Society of Antiquaries
Date: 26th May – 31st July Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, London As part of the celebrations to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, the Society of Antiquaries will be staging a special exhibition where visitors will have the unique opportunity to see its three copies of the charter. The exhibition Magna Carta Through […]
‘Magna Carta – The Opera’ at the Royal Albert Hall
Date: 12th May Surrey Arts’ next major event will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday 12 May 2015. Following a successful ‘Olympic’ themed concert in 2012, the 2015 event will celebrate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta in Surrey. For more info, click here.
A ‘Read not Dead’ Globe performance of The Troublesome Reign of King John
Date: 1st March Read Not Dead was launched in 1995 and brings actors, audiences and scholars together to explore and celebrate the plays performed in London and on its stages before 1642. The ground-rules are simple. Actors are given a script on a Sunday morning and work with a director to get the play up […]
Exhibition at the Supreme Court, ‘Magna Carta on the Way We Live’
Date: 1st August – 30th September The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will host a free two-month exhibition and a range of associated educational activities during August and September 2015, critically examining the role of the Magna Carta in the UK’s constitutional settlement. For more information on this event please visit the Magna […]
London Legal Walk 2015 – Magna Carta Theme
Date: 18th May 2015 The walk is 10km long, starting with registration at our desks in Carey Street (just off Chancery Lane) ending in (tbc) a street party at the same location. Teams may register and start at any time between 5pm and 6.30pm. Funds are raised to support free legal advice charities in London […]
ABA International Conference in London
Date: 11th-14th June In honour of the 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta, on June 11-14, 2015 in London, the ABA will present a series of continuing legal education programs and plenary sessions featuring preeminent speakers. The focus will include the original 1215 version of Magna Carta and its four subsequent versions, as well as the […]
‘Delay too often defeats justice’ Lord Dyson Lecture
22nd April 2015 2015 marks the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta. The values enshrined in the Magna Carta remain as valuable today as they have ever been. Justice, fairness, equality and legitimacy remain central to a strong, democratic legal system. They are lasting values, which will remain as relevant to lawyers […]
Magna Carta – Luck of Judgement? Lecture at Middle Temple
Thursday 19 February 2015 Speaker: The Rt Hon the Lord Igor Judge Lecture followed by a drinks reception with light food. For Details, click here.
Parliament in the Making
In 2015 The Houses of Parliament, along with the nation, will be celebrating a special year: 750 years since the De Montfort parliament and 800 years since the sealing of Magna Carta. Parliament in the Making is a year-long programme of UK-wide events and activities which will commemorate significant historic anniversaries that underpinned the establishment […]