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Magna Carta 800: St Albans 2013
Events The New British Constitution - Lecture Medieval Festival Manga Carta & Breaking Barriers Magna Carta Concert Evensong
FOLLOWERS MAGNA CARTA
LIBERTY & FREE SPEECH WITH THE
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Exhibitions The Lincoln Magna Carta in St Albans Magna Carta 1213: The Journey Starts Here ABBEY FLYER STATION ST ALBANS CITY STATION
CATHEDRAL MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL CLOCK TOWER VERULAMIUM MUSEUM
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ALBAN ARENA
DROVERS WAY CAR PARK
MUSEUM OF ST ALBANS SANDPIT LN
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES WITH Magna The Magna Carta in St Albans St Albans Cathedral, AL1 1BY Saturday 3 - 29 August A rare opportunity to see the original 1215 Magna Carta, on loan from Lincoln Cathedral. Includes a special exhibition explaining the importance of St Albans Abbey in the Magna Carta story. Viewing times vary. Closed Sunday morning for services. Tickets: Advance Booking - Adults £3, Concs £2; On the door - Adults £4, Concs £3; U16 free when accompanied by an adult. Tickets from www.enjoystalbans.com For more information 01727 864511 Magna Carta 1213: The Journey Starts Here Museum of St Albans, Hatfield Road, St Albans AL1 3RR 1 June - 15 September An exhibition inspired by the values set out by churchmen and barons at the 1213 meeting. These values are brought up to date through a series of displays highlighting gestures which
challenged injustices through time. Opening Monday to Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 2pm - 5pm. Admission Free. The New British Constitution St Albans Cathedral, AL1 1BY Friday 2 August, 7pm - 8pm Magna Carta began as a baronial charter of privileges. It became a declaration of the rights of the citizen, the nearest we had to a written constitution. Constitutional reforms since 1997, together with membership of the European Union, have given us a new constitution which has done little to secure more popular involvement in politics. How can this deficiency be remedied? Tickets available from the Alban Arena Box Office 01727 844488 or online www.alban-arena.co.uk £10 (includes glass of wine and viewing of the 1215 Magna Carta) (Subject to booking fee)
Carta 800: St Albans 2013
Medieval Festival Verulamium Park, St Albans, AL3 4SW Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 August, 10am - 4pm Enjoy St Albans in 1213, with a medieval encampment, reenactments, craft activities, displays of equestrian, combat and archery skills. Admission Free Manga Carta and Breaking Barriers The Clock Tower, High St, AL3 4EL Manga Carta - Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 August, 10.30am to 4pm. Breaking Barriers - Saturday 3 August, 11am Create your own Manga Carta at this drop in workshop with a Manga artist. On Saturday morning, this event features Breaking Barriers. Music, poetry and performance from young people who have been examining issues surrounding autism and people’s perceptions of the condition. Free events
Magna Carta Concert St Albans Cathedral, AL1 1BY Saturday 3 August 7.30pm The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and St Albans Chamber Choir present a programme inspired by the themes and spirit of the Magna Carta, one of the cornerstones of freedom and democracy. Tickets: £27.50 (U16 £10); £22.50 (U16 £7.50); £18 (U16 £5); £10 (U16 £2) from the Alban Arena Box Office 01727 844488 or online www.albanarena.co.uk (Subject to booking fee) Magna Carta Evensong with Procession St Albans Cathedral, AL1 1BY Sunday 4 August, Evensong 6.30pm Procession leaves Verulamium Museum at 4.15pm Procession through Verulamium Park to St Albans Cathedral for evensong, sung by the choir of St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rochester, New York. The Reverend Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch delivers the sermon. Admission Free
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SURROUND SOUND FAIRNESS, Justice, Equality & Human Rights WITH THE
MAGNA CARTA
This summer, St Albans commemorates the 800th anniversary of its unique heritage as a Magna Carta Charter Town.
Magna Carta matters. It is the foundation stone supporting the freedoms enjoyed today by hundreds of millions of people in more than 100 countries.
Churchmen and barons, led by Stephen Langton the Archbishop of Canterbury, held their first meeting in St Albans in 1213 to discuss their grievances against King John. This historic meeting eventually led to the articles that became Magna Carta, sealed at Runnymede in 1215.
Magna Carta enshrined the Rule of Law in English society. It limited the power of authoritarian rule. It paved the way for trial by jury, modified through the ages as the franchise was extended. It proclaimed certain religious liberties, “the English Church shall be free”. It defined limits
The Magna Carta is the historical document which set out the basic rights and freedoms of common people, including the right to trial by jury. It also provided for regulation of the power of the monarchy. Since the 13th Century, it has continued to underpin legal systems across the world and
is still relevant today, forming the basis of the constitution of countries such as the United States of America and Australia. A whole host of events is taking place throughout the city to celebrate the anniversary.
on taxation; every American remembers that “no taxation without representation” was the cry of the American colonists petitioning the King for their rights as free men.
many enjoy today. Over the past 800 years, Magna Carta’s basic principles inspired governments, groups and individuals to secure freedom and human rights through legislation and citizen action.
For centuries it has influenced constitutional thinking and the struggle for individual rights
Freedom and equality the story
SO FAR ... 1213 - A representative of King John met barons in St Albans to discuss grievances.
1215 -15th June. King John agreed Magna Carta at Runneymede.
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1689 - British Bill of Rights is passed by parliament.
1787 - The Constitution of the United States is signed.
1930 - In India Gandhi led the non-violent Salt March in defiance of British rule.
1955 - In America Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man.
2003 - In Zimbabwe, cricketers Andy Flower and Henry Olonga condemn human rights violations. At the start of Zimbabwe’s game against Namibia
2010 - In England the Adult Autism Strategy, the first ever disability - specific law, was adopted