by aseifert | May 21, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Archives & Libraries, Events, Magna Carta 800
Faversham’s 1300 Magna Carta is about to make a rare public appearance as the centrepiece of an exhibition, which opens in the town on 23 May. The project’s curator, Laura Samuels explains what visitors can expect from the historic market town’s commemoration of Magna...
by aseifert | Apr 16, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, History & Classics, Magna Carta 800
This is an extract from a review of the British Library’s Magna Carta exhibition written by Dr John Sabapathy for the Reviews in History website, which is run by the Institute of Historical Research. The lecturer in medieval history at University College London,...
by aseifert | Mar 3, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Events, Features, History & Classics, Magna Carta 800, Projects, Research & Resources
By Danny Millum Magna Carta has inspired some of today’s fundamental liberties, yet it began life 800 years ago as a practical solution to a political crisis. It has since evolved to become an international symbol of freedom, and with the creation of the largest...
by aseifert | Feb 24, 2015 | Events, First World War Centenary, Libraries & Publications
Evening talks, Thursday 26 February, 6pm in the Seng Tee Lee Seminar Room, Senate House Library Senate House Library is very happy to welcome two members of History Lab, Jennifer Doyle and Kim Brice O’Donnell, to speak about their research on topics related to...
by aseifert | Feb 3, 2015 | Events, History & Classics, Libraries & Publications, Magna Carta 800, Projects, Research & Resources
The four surviving copies of the original 1215 Magna Carta will come together for the first time in history as part of a one-off event organised by the British Library to mark the 800th anniversary of the signing of the historic document. Julian Harrison, curator of...
by aseifert | Aug 4, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Features, First World War Centenary, History & Classics
The events of July and August 1914 unfolded in a certain way, but underlying security interests and political attitudes determined the decisions Britain would make. By Professor William Philpott Already aligned with one of the alliances that would go to war in 1914,...
