Medievalists.net » Magna Carta http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 MEDIEVAL BOOKS: Black Friday! http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2015 02:11:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62774 Here are a few recent releases for medievalists hunting for Black Friday books and early Christmas gifts!

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/26/medieval-books-black-friday/feed/ 0 Free Online course – Exploring English: Magna Carta http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/23/free-online-course-exploring-english-magna-carta/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/23/free-online-course-exploring-english-magna-carta/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:06:42 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62723 The British Council and FutureLearn are teaming up to offer a free online course on Magna Carta aimed at non-native English speakers. The course, Exploring English: Magna Carta, begins next week.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/23/free-online-course-exploring-english-magna-carta/feed/ 0 Teaching Magna Carta in American History: Land, Law, and Legacy http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/04/teaching-magna-carta-in-american-history-land-law-and-legacy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/04/teaching-magna-carta-in-american-history-land-law-and-legacy/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2015 03:31:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60858 I invite readers to consider the place Magna Carta holds in American heritage. My aim is not to demonstrate without flinch or pause that Magna Carta brought us to this day, or that Magna Carta is the 'mother ship' of liberty, but rather to explore how Magna Carta was woven into the American fabric.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/04/teaching-magna-carta-in-american-history-land-law-and-legacy/feed/ 0 Final Month to See British Library’s Magna Carta Exhibit http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/02/final-month-to-see-british-librarys-magna-carta-exhibit/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/02/final-month-to-see-british-librarys-magna-carta-exhibit/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:35:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60145 It’s August, and summer has begun its inevitable wind down. Unfortunately, this means the British Library's spectacular exhibit, Magna Carta: Law, Liberty and Legacy is winding down as well. This is the final month to catch a glimpse of the famous 800 year old document before the exhibit comes to a close on September 1st.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/02/final-month-to-see-british-librarys-magna-carta-exhibit/feed/ 0 Magna Carta exhibition shows off newly found copy of charter http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/24/magna-carta-exhibition-shows-off-newly-found-copy-of-charter/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/24/magna-carta-exhibition-shows-off-newly-found-copy-of-charter/#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2015 04:35:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59966 Earlier this year a copy of Magna Carta dated to the year 1300 was discovered in Kent. This rare copy now goes on public display as part of an exhibition starting today at the Kent History and Library Centre in Maidstone.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/24/magna-carta-exhibition-shows-off-newly-found-copy-of-charter/feed/ 0 Exhibit: Magna Carta Through the Ages at the Society of Antiquaries of London http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/02/exhibit-magna-carta-through-the-ages-at-the-society-of-antiquaries-of-london/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/02/exhibit-magna-carta-through-the-ages-at-the-society-of-antiquaries-of-london/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2015 18:51:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59349 If you’re passing through London and want something to do that is very quick, free, and historical, check out this great little Magna Carta exhibit at Burlington House hosted by the Society of Antiquaries of London.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/02/exhibit-magna-carta-through-the-ages-at-the-society-of-antiquaries-of-london/feed/ 0 Magna Carta Conference Offers New Insights Into The 800-year-old Document http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/22/magna-carta-conference-offers-new-insights-into-the-800-year-old-document/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/22/magna-carta-conference-offers-new-insights-into-the-800-year-old-document/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:32:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59130 Magna Carta just celebrated its 800th birthday this past Monday. In honour of this incredible milestone, King’s College London, and the Magna Carta Project, hosted a 3 day conference dedicated to this historic document.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/22/magna-carta-conference-offers-new-insights-into-the-800-year-old-document/feed/ 0 Magna Carta and the English Historical Review: A Review Article http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/17/magna-carta-and-the-english-historical-review-a-review-article/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/17/magna-carta-and-the-english-historical-review-a-review-article/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2015 23:35:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59048 As the most venerable of Anglophone historical periodicals, the English Historical Review has carried many new findings on Magna Carta. In what follows, I attempt a survey of this contribution.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/17/magna-carta-and-the-english-historical-review-a-review-article/feed/ 0 Who were the scribes that wrote Magna Carta? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/17/who-were-the-scribes-that-wrote-magna-carta/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/17/who-were-the-scribes-that-wrote-magna-carta/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2015 05:32:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59019 It is a conundrum that has puzzled scholars for centuries, but now experts from the Magna Carta Project have established the scribe of at least one and possibly two of the original Magna Cartas of 1215.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/17/who-were-the-scribes-that-wrote-magna-carta/feed/ 0 Henry III and Magna Carta 1225 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/16/henry-iii-and-magna-carta-1225/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/16/henry-iii-and-magna-carta-1225/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2015 04:39:34 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59015 Now at the end of 1215 you would have thought this charter was a failure, without a future. Why is that?

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