Magna Carta

Magna Carta Exhibition in China Is Abruptly Moved From University

A public showing of one of the few surviving copies of the 13th-century document was shifted to the British ambassador’s residence, with no explanation given.

This Is What the Media Forgot to Mention About Magna Carta

by Dr Gillian Polack

It wasn’t the first written document of its kind.

Magna Carta is a 'Russell Brand' moment claims historian David Starkey

"I find it extraordinary that we're dragging the poor Queen here to commemorate the second greatest humiliation in the history of the monarchy."

Historian Peter Linebaugh says Magna Carta provisions were violated at Guantanamo Bay (interview)

"You take chapter 39 of Magna Carta, probably the most famous clause. That is, you can still find it on courthouses in the United States. You can still find it in old constitutional books. It prohibits torture."

Stop Revering Magna Carta

by Tom Ginsburg

The document’s fame rests on huge myths. But those myths have become their own reality.

Magna Carta, Still Posing a Challenge at 800

The problem is that scholars say the great charter settled a fight between a king and his lords.  Democracy?  Pashaw.

The History & Legacy of Magna Carta Explained in Animated Videos by Monty Python’s Terry Jones

Even those who paid next to no attention to their history teachers know about Magna Carta — or at least they know it first came about in 1215.

Why Magna Carta was fundamentally a financial peace treaty

by Jane Frecknall-Hughes

The 1215 Magna Carta contained some 63 clauses, more than 50 of which reflected various contemporary fiscal grievances.

The Rule of History

by Jill Lepore

Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights, and the hold of time.

Magna Carta Messed Up the World, Here’s How to Fix It

by Noam Chomsky

The “logic” of capitalist development has left a nightmare of environmental destruction in its wake.

From fascism to parking tickets – some odd Magna Carta moments

Eight hundred years after King John made history when he fixed his seal to the Magna Carta, the public is being re-introduced to one of the most famous documents in political history.

Lost copy of Magna Carta discovered in the archives of a county council in England

An edition of the Magna Carta which could be worth up to £10 million has been found after it lay forgotten in a council’s archives.