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Professor Louise Wilkinson, Professor of Medieval History at Canterbury Christ Church University, and Dr. Jess A. Nelson of the National Archives, will provide short biographical details of key women who have played a significant role in the development of Magna Carta.


Biographical details are available for the following women of the period:

Women of Magna Carta

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Lord Woolf

790 years ago, John,the King of England was having a little local difficulty with his barons. His attempts to defend his extensive dominions across the Channel, including Normandy and a considerable portion of western France, had been a disaster...

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