The 25 Magna Carta Barons
 

Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl Of Oxford
Richard de Clare & Gilbert de Clare
Roger Bigod
Hugh Bigod
Richard de Percy
Robert de Ros /Roos
Eustace de Vesci
William de Mowbray
Roger de Montbegon
John FitzRobert
William de Forz
John de Lacy
 
Saer de Quincy, Earl of Winchester
Richard de Montfichet
William de Huntingfield
Geoffrey de Mandeville
Henry de Bohun
William D'Albini
Robert Fitzwalter
William Hardel
William de Lanvallei
William Malet
William Marshall II
Geoffrey de Say


 

 

 
Royal Holloway University of London 

2015 Events and activities at Runnymede

 

 

 

June

1st – A Magna Carta Citizenship Ceremony taking place at Allington Castle, Kent
1stMagna Carta’s American Adventure, British Library. Professor Dick Howard Speaker.
1st June – 31st August – Pop-up Magna Carta exhibition in Egham, showcasing and celebrating community projects to commemorate the Great Charter.
                                         Organised by Egham Museum & supported by Strode’s College and the Magna Carta School. Sponsored by Runnymede Borough Council.
1st – Live debate open to the public at the London School of Economics: “What has Magna Carta Ever Done for Us?”
1st June – 31st AugustDurham’s major Magna Carta Exhibition, ‘Magna Carta and the Changing Face of Revolt’, opens to the public
1st June – 20th September – Free Magna Carta and the City walking tours of the City of London, organised by Temple Church.
1 – 28th Shakespeare’s King John at The Globe Theatre.
1 – 19th An exhibition at Royal Holloway, University of London’s Picture Gallery, will use famous pictures from the Holloway Collection
                  to explore the Loss of Liberties in Victorian Art
2nd – Prof. Carpenter Lecture at the Society of Antiquarians
2nd – Nicholas Vincent , Professor of Medieval History, University of East Anglia lecture at Hereford Cathedral, ‘The Hereford Magna Carta’
2nd – Magna Carta commemorative stamps released by Royal Mail.
2nd – 12th – Magna Cara Sports Festival, hosted by Royal Holloway, University of London.
3rd – Prof. Nigel Saul to speak at the Hedgerley Historical Society
3rd – Prof. Lynn Staeheli, Durham University Lecture, Geographies and Genealogies of Citizenship, at Palace Green Library Durham.
3rd Magna Carta Legal Walk, Exeter.
4th – ‘Magna Carta and the Rule of Law‘, Chertsey Hall. Professor Nigel Saul Speaker.
4th – 5th – Historical Theatre Company’s Magna Carta, at two venues in London. For more information click here.
5th – David Starkey Lecture on Magna Carta at Gala Durham. Click here for more information.
5thLincoln Cathedral will host a major Magna Carta dinner
5th – 6th – A conference in Canterbury: ‘Magna Carta, King John and the Civil War in Kent.’
5th – 7th – St Andrew’s Church Flower Festival, Windsor.
6th Magna Carta Guided Walks begin in Salisbury.
6th 4th Annual Bagehot Debate: Lord Tyler and Lord Norton to debate ‘It’s time for a new Magna Carta.’
6th Staines – Upon – Thames Medieval Market.
6th – Medieval Calligraphy Workshop at Salisbury Cathedral.
7th – ‘Magna Carta’s American Adventure‘, Salisbury Cathedral. Professor Dick Howard Speaker.
7th – 14th - Runnymede Music Festival.
8th – HRH the Princess Royal opens Lincoln Castle’s Magna Carta Vault.
8thMagna Carta: England’s Greatest Export at the English – Speaking Union.
8th – York Legal Walk. Click here for more details.
8th – Relay carrying Magna Carta through Slough, focusing on flags of the Commonwealth.
8th – Italian Cultural Institute of London hosts 10th Italian – British Convention. ‘Constitutional Heritage of Magna Carta‘ to be the theme.
9th – Susan Reynolds to discuss Magna Carta & European Context at the Society of Antiquarians
9th Magna Carta Citizenship Ceremony at Salisbury Cathedral
9th – Canterbury Historical Association Panel. Magna Carta and New Zealand major theme.
10thLincoln Magna Carta Lecture Series: Lord Judge
10th – Professor Guy Standing Lecture, A Precariat Charter: From Denizens to Citizens, at Durham Palace Green Library.
10th – Ghurka Walk: Lincoln to Salisbury, via Maidenhead and Windsor.
10th – Graham Clarke’s Starta Magna Carta Theatra, Kent History and Library Centre, Maidstone.
10th – Anthony Barnett Lecture, ‘A Modern Magna Carta‘, the United Church of Egham.
10th – Lord (Igor) Judge speaks at the Annual Magna Carta Lecture, Lincoln.
11th Franco-British Conference on Europe and Human Rights:Magna Carta and the Déclaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen.
           Featuring a panel of distinguished speakers.
11th – Leading International Lawyers are to speak on Human Rights and recent developments at an event organised by SBL & Paceworking.
           Book here on eventbrite.
11th A legal debate for law students. 5 -7pm, Guildhall, Exeter.
11th – Wraysbury Players Magna Carta Play.
11th – World premiere of ‘Invictus’ at Brighton Dome. Magna Carta commemoration followed by Mozart’s Requiem. Click here for more information.
11 – 14th – ABA International Conference in London.
12th – ‘Magna Carta Canada opens at the Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa.
12th – The launch of the Runnymede Magna Carta River Relay.
12thMagna Carta – do we need a new Charter? at Mint Methodist Church, Exeter. Dominic Grieve QC speaker.
12th – 16th – Exhibition of historic documents at Exeter Cathedral.
12th June – 6th September – The Lincoln and Salisbury Barons’ Trails.
13th Egham Magna Carta Day.
13th – Lacock Abbey Magna Carta Exhibition.
13th‘Manchester, birthplace of democracy: 800 years of Magna Carta.’ Guided tour across sites of importance in Manchester beginning 12 noon.
             For more information contact Ed Glinert at 07711 606 273.
13th – Magna Carta Community Opera, The Great Charter, at Durham Cathedral. Click here for more information.
13th – A Barons’ Gathering, at Lammas Recreation Park, Runnymede.
13th – 14th – the Runnymede Magna Carta River Relay. 200 boats will travel from Windsor to Runnymede, led by HM the Queen’s barge,
                      The Gloriana.

13th – 14th The Great Magna Carta Weekend, Lincoln.
13th – 14th Street theatre in Egham featuring giant puppets created by Ballyhoo Arts and local schools.
13th – 15th – Magna Carta Gala Weekend, at Salisbury Cathedral.
14th – Magna Carta: The Pageant, at Runnymede Pleasure Grounds.
14th – Unveiling of a 10 foot statue of HM the Queen, Runnymede Pleasure Grounds.
14thTemple Church will hold a service for senior judiciaries and legislators, and rededicate to the principles of Magna Carta.
14th – National Peal of Bells, organised by the Bellringers Association.
14th The Great Charter Festival, at Royal Holloway University of London.
14th – Commemoration at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, New Zealand.
14th – Britain’s Got Talent Winners Diversity headline the Magna Carta Party at Lincoln Castle.
14th Magna Carta Thanksgiving Evensong, at Hereford Cathedral – Lord Lisvane KCB to preach.
14th – Magna Carta Eucharist at Salisbury Cathedral.
14th LiberTeas: A national join-in moment organised by UK Parliament.
14th - Legal Sunday Service and procession of legal dignitaries, Exeter Cathedral. Procession followed by a reception at the Corn Exchange Exeter,
            hosted by the High Sheriff of Devon and the DASLS.
14th – Penshurst Village Fete to celebrate Magna Carta at Penshurst Place, Kent.
14th Beacon lighting at St Ann’s Hill, Runnymede.
15thMajor International Commemoration Event at Runnymede Meadows.
15th – LiberTeas at Runnymede Meadows. Click here for more information, and to register a LiberTeas event.
           Lucky entrants will be invited to the Runnymede Meadows event!

15th – Attorney General of New Zealand General Chris Finlayson hosts reception at New Zealand Parliament.
15th Magna Carta Pageant, Salisbury. Dignitaries will seal a new Magna Carta for Wiltshire.
15th Beer Day Britain‘s ‘Cheers to Magna Carta’ national event.
15thMagna Carta and Contemporary Human Rights, United Church of Egham. Speaker Tim Hancock, Director of Chief Executive’s Office,
            Amnesty International.
15th – Lord Bates will walk from Runnymede to Westminster.
15th – Lincoln artist Ruth Ewan hosting a an Artist’s Talk and Launch at Lincoln Central Library.
15th – Primary school children from Caversham will come into Caversham Court, bringing posters proclaiming some of the values inherited
           from Magna Carta.
15th – 19th Magna Carta 800 Medway Conference, hosted by the Human Rights Office.
16thRoyal Holloway’s annual Magna Carta Lecture. Speaker will be the Rt Hon Jack Straw.
16th – Students who saw Magna Carta at Lincoln Castle will perform original music with Sinfonia Viva, and with international conductor
           Dominic Wheeler.             Click here for more information.
17th – ‘The Legacy of Magna Carta for the Western Balkans‘ conference at South East European University, Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia.
17th – Professor Maarten Prak lecture, Good versus bad institutions? Citizenship in colonial Latin and North America,
             16th – 18th centuries,

           at Durham Palace Green Library.
17th – 19th: The Magna Cata Project will host a landmark conference on the Great Charter of Liberties, and showcase major new discoveries.
                     Leading academics will give lectures at King’s College London on the 17th and 18th of June, and at The British Library on the 19th.
                    Click here for more information and to book tickets.
17th – South East European University Magna Carta conference. Click here for more information.
           Experts from all across the world will speak. Email Dr Besa Arifi for more information, (b.arifi@seeu.edu.mk)
18th Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin of Canada – ‘Relevance of Magna Carta Abroad’ Lecture, at the Bingham Centre.
18th – former American Bar Association President Stephen Zack will present National History Day Magna Carta Awards.
18thMagna Carta and the Law Lord (Igor) Judge Lecture, Salisbury Cathedral.
18th – 21st Eastern Three Choirs Festival, Lincoln.
19th – Friday 19th June: Magna Carta Moot at the Supreme Court, featuring Strode’s College Law students and organised in partnership with
            Egham Museum. Runnymede Law students debate points of law in the highest court in the United Kingdom, which is then streamed live
            to the nation via the Supreme Court website.
19th – Panel Discussion chaired by Lord Hope- ‘Does the UK need a new Magna Carta?’
20th – Community Opera, ‘The Great Charter‘, Middlesbrough Cathedral. Click here for more information.
20th Magna Carta display, Old Sarum, Salisbury.
20th – Medieval Calligraphy Workshop at Salisbury Cathedral.
20th – Salisbury Playhouse Stage ’65 Youth Theatre, at Salisbury Cathedral.
21 – 24 ‘Magna Carta and the Freedom of Religion or Belief’, Conference. Hosted by the International Centre for Law and Religion Studies, in
                 cooperation with The Oxford Journal of Law and Religion. Click here for more information.
23rd – Esteemed Medievalist Professor Linda Colley speaks on Magna Carta and the American Constitution at the Society of Antiquarians.
23rd – Public event at the National Library, Wellington, New Zealand. Details TBA.
24th – Professor John Watts Lecture, Between Subjects and Citizens: the Commons of England, c. 1300 -1550, at
           Palace Green Library, Durham.
27th – Magna Carta Masquerade shall be the Isle of Wight Mardi Gras theme.
27th June – 27th SeptemberLincolnshire’s Great Exhibition, city – wide activities.
28th June – ‘Magna Carta Rediscovered,‘ leaves Faversham and begins tour of other locations in Kent.
30th June – 4th July History of Parliament Trust Conference, ‘Making Constitutions, Building Parliaments:
         Constructing representative institutions, 1000-2000.’

July

2nd – Professor Nicholas Vincent Lecture, Magna Carta: The View from Durham, at Durham University.
6th – 10th- Magna Carta Lecture Series at University of Auckland, New Zealand.
8th – Dr. Christian Liddy Lecture, Rebellious Citizens: 800 Years of Citizen Politics
8-11th The British Legal History Conference, at Reading University.
14th – Commemoration at Magna Carta Place, Canberra, Australia.
16th – Mark Carney (Gov of Bank of England) Lecture, part of the Lincoln Magna Carta Lecture Series
16th – Jonatha Guant QC, Prof David Carpenter & Sir Nicolas Bratza Lecture at Lincoln’s Inn, Great Hall;
            part of the Lincoln Magna Carta Lecture Series
25th July – 5th August – Three Choirs Festival, at Hereford
31st - Treason? The Mock Trial of Barons and Bishops at Westminster Hall.

August

1 Aug – 30 Sep An exhibition at the Supreme Court, ‘The Impact of Magna Carta on the Way We Live.’
5th – A Liberteas event at Worcester Cathedral: ‘Simon De Montfort & Battle of Evesham’
Saturday 8 August, 10.00am–4.30pm & Sunday 9 August, 12.30pm–4.30pm – Magna Carta Medieval Weekend at Durham Cathedral.
               Click here for more information.
15th August – 18th SeptemberMagna Carta Canada at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights, Winnipeg.
15th ‘Magna Carta Mayhem and Merriment’ Re-enactment day at Hereford Cathedral

September

‘Magna Flora’ Flower Festival at Salisbury – More details to be announced later in the year.
5th – Sir Mark Elder Lecture, Part of the Lincoln Magna Carta Lecture Series
23rd - Liberteas at Worcester Cathedral: ‘On Slavery’, with Prof. Suzanne Swartz
25th – 29th Cartmel Priory Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Festival. A week of events including a Flower Show, Son et Lumiere,
                      Medieval Tournament, and two special festival services.
28th – Bristol Legal Walk. Click here for more information.

October

1st – Manchester Legal Walk. Click here for more information.
4th October – 7th NovemberMagna Carta Canada at Fort York Visitor Centre, Toronto.
8th – Liverpool/Cardiff/Swansea Legal Walk. Click here for more information.
12th – Glasgow/Edinburgh Legal Walk. Click here for more information.
19th – Gray’s Inn (Baroness Hale) – ‘Magna Carta – Did She Die in Vain?’
19th – Oxford Legal Walk. Click here for more information.

November

10th Magna Carta Citizenship Ceremony, House of Lords.
12th - European Perspectives of Magna Carta – Seminar at the new Human Rights building, Strasbourg, with a panel of speakers including senior
           officials at the Council of Europe, academics from London, Strasbourg and Geneva, and members of the 800th Anniversary Committee.
23rd- Magna Carta Canada at the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Visitor Centre, Edmonton.
23rd – Sir John Baker Lecture, ‘The Temple and the Great Charter’. Inner Temple.

 

 
 
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Castle Hedingham  
Sunday 14th
June 2015 Magna Carta Celebration Event
10.00 to 5.00
Adult £14, Over 65 £12.50, Under 18 £10, Under 5 £0, Family £42

800 years ago Magna Carta was sealed, and to celebrate the close involvement of Hedingham Castle, and its Lord, Robert de Vere, one of the leaders of the 25 rebel Barons, we are staging a special Event to bring those momentous times to life through a stunning combination of original songs, dramatic reconstruction and some serious fighting. The gates open at 10, when the medieval encampment comes to life, and the knights will be training in the arena from 10.30. Riotous Assembly set the scene at 11.30 and, at 12, a party of rebel Barons ride up to the Castle to persuade Robert to join their cause. A single combat ensues, then a recreation of Runnymede at 1, with commentary on some of the more interesting aspects of what was really going on. After more music, the Knights arm in the arena allowing visitors to witness the authentic process whereby men prepared themselves for battle. Foot combat and mounted skill at arms follow, culminating in the Flag Melee at 3.30, a roaring battle involving the soldiers and mounted knights using a combination of lance and sword. A medieval camp will surround the Castle, with a variety of food and craft stalls, and a pair of comic Gravediggers punctuate the action, hungry for business. A traditional Maypole offers music and dancing. Exciting, entertaining and real, we’ll tell the story of the most significant event in the development of our constitution. Don’t miss it, it’ll be a hundred years till the next one! Hedingham, where History Happened!