In this song Jenny Lockyer explores the relationship between Magna Carta, Runnymede, liberty and America. Jenny touches upon how Magna Carta both inspired the creation and then justified the expansion of America, the complex relationship between the American ideal of liberty and its practice and the modern American interest in Runnymede as a site of secular pilgrimage, highlighted in the American visit to Runnymede in 1944 and the 1957 American funded Magna Carta memorial.
Animated Graphic Novel | Magna Carta: Road to Runnymede
Created by Bill Thisdell, illustrated by Simon Clark and written by Dr Matthew Smith, Magna Carta: Road to Runnymede tells the story of King John and the origins and outcomes of the great charter. Sponsored by Heathrow Read more…
