Magna Carta in Context
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Univ. of East Anglia
Organizer Name
Stephen Church
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of East Anglia
Presider Name
David Crouch
Presider Affiliation
Univ. of Hull
Paper Title 1
Magna Carta and the Context of Peacemaking between King and Subjects
Presenter 1 Name
Stephen Church
Paper Title 2
Magna Carta and Excommunication
Presenter 2 Name
Felicity Hill
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of East Anglia
Paper Title 3
King John and Baronial Liberties in Ireland
Presenter 3 Name
Colin Veach
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of Hull
Start Date
14-5-2015 10:00 AM
Session Location
Sangren 1710
Description
The 800th anniversary of the concession of the terms of Magna Carta provides an ideal opportunity to revisit the creation of this signal document in world history. Enscribed by UNESCO as a world heritage document, Magna Carta has had a profound effect on the constitutional development of not just Britian but also on the many democratic societies around the world, including the United States. But Magna Carta was not created ex nihilo. Instead, it was the culmination of a long dialogue between king and subjects in medieval England, set against the backdrop of refining attitudes towards good governance in medieval Western Europe. To truly understand the significance of this landmark document, one must fully appreciate the circumstances of its creation.
The proposal is to gather together a group of scholars reassess the creation and context of Magna Carta. While many scholars will be thinking about Magna Carta in this year, we think that our proposal stands out because it is based on seeing Magna Carta in its context, not just in its immediate context of the reign of King John, but in the wider context of British and European history of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Stephen Church
Magna Carta in Context
Sangren 1710
The 800th anniversary of the concession of the terms of Magna Carta provides an ideal opportunity to revisit the creation of this signal document in world history. Enscribed by UNESCO as a world heritage document, Magna Carta has had a profound effect on the constitutional development of not just Britian but also on the many democratic societies around the world, including the United States. But Magna Carta was not created ex nihilo. Instead, it was the culmination of a long dialogue between king and subjects in medieval England, set against the backdrop of refining attitudes towards good governance in medieval Western Europe. To truly understand the significance of this landmark document, one must fully appreciate the circumstances of its creation.
The proposal is to gather together a group of scholars reassess the creation and context of Magna Carta. While many scholars will be thinking about Magna Carta in this year, we think that our proposal stands out because it is based on seeing Magna Carta in its context, not just in its immediate context of the reign of King John, but in the wider context of British and European history of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
Stephen Church