Claire Kennan, a PhD student at Royal Holloway, has created a series of micro-documentaries for Egham Museum that explore the history, significance and legacy of Magna Carta. These can be used as a standalone resource to introduce pupils to the topic, as an introduction to a classroom quiz or as inspiration for a research project.
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 Airport Ltd.
Exploring stories featured in our ‘Magna Carta Icon and Inspiration’ exhibition, these videos explore the legacy of Magna Carta. Crown and Charter: Magna Carta and its Legacy (ep 1) Reissue and Reformation: Magna Carta and its Legacy (ep 2) An Ancient Constitution, Coke and the Civil War: Magna Carta and Read more…
While interviewing staff at Amnesty International in January 2014 we were fortunate to be able to interview Carlos Reyes-Manzo, a Chilean photo-journalist who had personal experience of detention without trial, a fundamental principle protected by Magna Carta. In this interview, Carlos describes his experience – an experience that highlights that Read more…
In January 2014 a small team from Egham Museum interviewed a number of Parliamentarians about Magna Carta, its contemporary relevance, commemoration and civil liberties and human rights today. Featuring David Davis, Lord Cormack, Philip Hammond, Kwasi Kwarteng, Sir Malcom Bruce, Lord Howell, Lord McNally, Lord Newby, Baroness Prashar, and Lord Read more…
In February 2014 a small team from Egham Museum spent the day at the headquarters of Amnesty International UK. In this 30 minute documentary you can hear from a range of staff their thoughts on contemporary human rights issues and words of advice.
The surprising career of Magna Carta is explored in our fourth micro-documentary. Claire explores how the charter became a symbol and its subsequent use by reformers and revolutionaries, conservatives and imperialists down the centuries.
In this micro-documentary, Royal Holloway PhD student Claire Kennan explores the immediate background to the events of June 1215, what Magna Carta was and achieved in the short term and what happened after the King and Barons parted company.
In this micro-documentary made by Claire Kennan, a PhD student at Royal Holloway specialising in medieval history, we explore the reputation and image of King John. Was he as bad as we commonly believe? What was expected of a medieval king and how does John compare with his father, Henry Read more…
In this short film Claire Kennan explores the background to the events at Runnymede in 1215. What was England like in this tumultuous year? What was the Angevin Empire? Why was the extension of Royal forests unpopular? Who were the Barons?