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Past Presence

Why has King John’s Magna Carta of 1215 endured through wars and even European Union arguments?

Presenter Tristram Hunt traces the background and interpretation of Magna Carta from its inception through to modern times.

Producer: Matthew Dodd.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2004.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 11 Apr 202001:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Broadcasts

  • Tue 18 Oct 201606:30
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  • Tue 18 Oct 201613:30
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  • Tue 18 Oct 201620:30
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  • Wed 19 Oct 201601:30
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  • Fri 10 Apr 202006:30
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  • Fri 10 Apr 202013:30
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  • Fri 10 Apr 202020:30
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  • Sat 11 Apr 202001:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra