“The Relevance of the Magna Carta to the 21st Century” – Sir Robert Worcester

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B6neLohOCM
British political researcher Sir Robert Worcester, provided an in-depth look at this critical historical document from trustee of the Magna Carta Trust.

What is Magna Carta?

http://www.bl.uk/magna-carta/videos/what-is-magna-carta
Why is this old piece of parchment considered to be such a powerful symbol of our rights and freedoms? Narrated by Monty Python’s Terry Jones, this animation takes you back to medieval times, when England under the reign of Bad King John. It asks why Magna Carta was originally created and what it meant to those living in the 13th century. (British Library)

 

All you ever wanted to know about Magna Carta and King John … but were afraid to ask!

http://timelines.tv/index.php?t=1&e=3

Horrible Histories New Song – Epic Magna Carta RAP Battle  – CBBC

Published on 2 Feb 2015
Watch this epic rap battle between the Noble Men of England (The Barons) and King John as they go head to head over the Magna Carta in Runnymede, Surrey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_5My8XH-n0

A monologue about the ‘Magna Charter’ immortalised by Stanley Holloway …

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qqsZ_5W9eQ

Jenny Lockyer comes to Odiham – Magna Carta Through Song

MY FATHER:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQTSz8-cTkc
In this song Jenny explores the story of King John’s reign from the perspective of his son, the future Henry III. Henry was only nine years old when he was crowned King of England, the same age as our lead illustrator for this film, Louella. 

BIRDS

In this song Jenny explores some of the human stories behind the clauses of Magna Carta. How many clauses can you spot in the lyrics? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_VUSgWGYjs

FROM RUNNYMEDE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbthWx0KO2I copyright Egham Museum, Published on 12 Nov 2014
In this epic song Jenny spans eight centuries of the struggle for liberty, justice and equality, a process that took an early and significant step forward with the events of June 1215 at Runnymede.

AMERICA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdHjH4wdR6I
Published on 31 Oct 2014
In this song Jenny Lockyer explores the relationship between Magna Carta, Runnymede, liberty and America. Jenny touches upon how Magna Carta both inspired the creation and then justified the expansion of America, the complex relationship between the American ideal of liberty and its practice and the modern American interest in Runnymede as a site of secular pilgrimage, highlighted in the American visit to Runnymede in 1944 and the 1957 American funded Magna Carta memorial.

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