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Emancipation and Magna Carta

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Terrorism and Tolerance - David Anderson QC

'Terrorism and Tolerance', Royal Holloway, University of London. 13th June. David Anderson QC, Speaker. The first in the Fairhaven Lecture series. Download the transcript of this lecture here. This includes footnotes and a bibliography. PROLOGUE 1. It is an extraordinary honour to...... Read on...

Magna Carta & Australia - HE Alexander Downer

This Magna Carta Lecture was delivered by HE the Hon Alexander Downer, Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, at Lincoln Cathedral; Wednesday 1 June 2016. • It is both an honour and a pleasure to be invited by Lord Cormack to...... Read on...

Magna Carta Benches mark St Albans link

Councillor Annie Brewster has presented St Albans with handmade wooden benches to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the City’s association with Magna Carta. The curved, solid oak benches were commissioned by Cllr Brewster who served as the Mayor of St Albans...... Read on...

ABA Magna Carta Memorial now Grade II Listed Monument

21st December 2015 The American Bar Association Magna Carta Memorial has been awarded a Grade II listing under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. The reason for its designation is for its 'special architectural or historic interest.' List entry Number...... Read on...

Words from the Chancellor of the Exchequer

The Rt. Hon. George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer. The following was read to the final meeting of the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Committee on the 3rd December, 2015. I would like to congratulate Bob Worcester, Mark Gill and the Committee...... Read on...

Magna Carta returns from global tour

Over 25,000 people have seen Magna Carta on its global tour. The original 1217 copy has now travelled home to Hereford Cathedral in time for Christmas Hereford Cathedral’s 1217 Magna Carta and King John’s only surviving Writ from 1215 have made...... Read on...

Magna Carta and Comparative Bills of Rights in Europe

Magna Carta and Comparative Bills of Rights in Europe, Maya Hertig Randall, Professor of Constitutional Law at Geneva University, LL.M. (Cambridge) It is an honour to be part of this celebration, commemorating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, an iconic...... Read on...

Attorney General Lynch Delivers Remarks at Magna Carta Commemoration Ceremony

15 June 2015 - Magna Carta Day. United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch at the American Bar Association Memorial, Runnymede. Click here to read this speech as it appears on the Justice Department's website. "Thank you, Secretary [Philip] Hammond, for that kind introduction....... Read on...

Magna Carta: Did she die in vain?

Magna Carta: Did she die in vain? Baroness Hale, Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Gray’s Inn, 19 October 2015. Click here to read the article as it originally appeared on the UK Supreme Court website. Click here to download this...... Read on...

English - Speaking Union: My Magna Carta winners announced

Wednesday, 21st October The English - Speaking Union. Click here to read this article as it originally appeared. The English-Speaking Union is delighted to announce the overall winners of the My Magna Carta international creative writing competition, following the grand final at...... Read on...