Today, Monday, June 15 is the year’s most important anniversary.Eight centuries ago, King John I found himself in the muddy field of Runnymede on a bend of the River Thames near Windsor Castle with the great foundational document of modern liberty under his nose and awaiting his seal.
Last Friday, good friend Dan Richardson and I were among the first to welcome Durham Cathedral’s 13th century copy of Magna Carta to Ottawa. You can check out Dan’s excellent article on the subject here. Congratulations Dan!!
CAROLYN HARRIS ET MOI!!
Two U of T grads celebrate the arrival of Magna Carta to the Canadian Museum of History. Carolyn’s book, Magna Carta and its Gift to Canada, has been written to explicitly support the tour of the Great Charter across Canada. Congratulations Carolyn!!