Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Celebrating Magna Carta's 800th Anniversary

 Prime Minister David Cameron
L-R) The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, David Cameron, the Queen and Prince Philip attend an event marking the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta in Runymede Photo: REUTERS

800 years ago at Runnymede, the Magna Carta (Great Chartar) was sealed in a boggy meadow on the banks of the Thames in Surrey. Queen Elizabeth was joined by thousands on Monday to on the occasion mark the anniversary. "The story of the British monarchy is intertwined with that of Runnymede and Magna Carta, " said the monarch.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/britain-celebrates-800-years-of-magna-carta/article7319757.ece

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