On 05/11/14 11:04, Rod Ward wrote:
An article in this weeks observer (see
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/nov/01/magna-carta-800-celebrates-a…
) points out that it will be the 800th anniversary of the signing of the
Magna Carta next year (15 June 2015) and suggests there will be various
TV and radio programmes (and books etc) to coincide with the significant
date.
Listening to Radio 4 this week, I learned that the document signed in
June 1215 was later repealed, and various versions followed.
Wikipedia states:
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Great Charter 1297: Statute
(Image: 1297 version of Great Charter)
Edward I of England reissued the Charters of 1225 in 1297 in return for
a new tax.[104] "Constitutionally, the Magna Carta of Edward I is the
most important".[105] This version remains in Statute today (albeit with
most articles now repealed—see below).[106][107]
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So, the version to celebrate is that of 1297? See you all in 2097?
Gordo