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David Starkey's Magna Carta /

Invoked against the excesses of royal power in 1215, Magna Carta is perhaps the most famous constitutional document in history. Though very much a product of its time, it has inspired many others, including the American Declaration of Independence and the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rig...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Starkey, David (Screenwriter), Spencer, Christopher (Television director) (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2015.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Magna Carta.
Magna Carta > Influence.
Magna Carta
Constitutional history > England.
Law > England > History.
Histoire constitutionnelle > Angleterre.
Droit > Angleterre > Histoire.
Constitutional history
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Law
England
documentary film.
Documentary films
History
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Invoked against the excesses of royal power in 1215, Magna Carta is perhaps the most famous constitutional document in history. Though very much a product of its time, it has inspired many others, including the American Declaration of Independence and the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. David Starkey explores its deployment, its contribution to making everyone - even the monarch - subject to the rule of law, and how this quintessentially English document migrated to the North American colonies and eventually became the foundation of the US constitution. Magna Carta has become a universal symbol of individual freedom against the tyranny of the state, but with ever-tightening government control on our lives, is it time to resurrect it?
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed February 26, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (60 minutes)
Playing Time:00:59:04