Runnymede and Magna Carta by Ben Cowell
15 June 2015 marks the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta by King John in the water meadows of Runnymede. The 'great charter of liberties' sent ripples round the world. It influenced the political debates surrounding the English Civil War and the American Declaration of Independence. And it still shapes our ideas about human rights today. At the heart of Runnymede stands the Ankerwycke yew, a tree that was already ancient when King John and the barons met here. Runnymede is a landscape of commemoration: from the Lutyens lodges and the Commonwealth Air Forces memorial to the J.F. Kennedy monument. It is also a landscape of pleasure. Visitors came for the Egham races in the nineteenth century and still come to picnic by the river bank. In this new guidebook, Ben Cowell explains how and why Magna Carta was sealed at Runnymede and explores its legacy. He also describes the campaign in the 1920s to save this precious place for everyone.
Ben Cowell is the National Trust's Director for the East of England. He has researched extensively on the early history of the Trust and is the author of Sir Robert Hunter: Co-founder and 'Inventor' of the National Trust.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843594680 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843594684 |
| Title | Runnymede and Magna Carta |
| Author | Ben Cowell |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | National Trust |
| Year published | 2015-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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