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When it was granted by King John in 1215, Magna Carta was a
practical solution to a political crisis. In the centuries since,
it has become a potent symbol of liberty and the rule of law. This
catalogue accompanies a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition at the
British Library commemorating the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.
It takes us on a journey from the charter's medieval origins
through to what it means to people around the world today. Drawing
on the rich historical collections of the British Library -
including two original copies of Magna Carta from 1215 - the
catalogue brings to life the history and contemporary resonance of
this globally important document. It features treasured artefacts
inspired by the rich legacy of Magna Carta, including Thomas
Jefferson's handwritten draft of the Declaration of Independence
and an original copy of the Bill of Rights.
The Magna Carta is one of the most celebrated documents in English
history and one of the British Library's greatest treasures. But
despite this, the reinterpretations of it since 1215 have tended to
obscure its real meaning for King John and his baronial opponents.
Magna Carta was not intended to be a lasting declaration of legal
principle, still less an embryonic code of human rights. It was a
practical solution to a political crisis and it served the
interests of the highest ranks of feudal society by reasserting the
power of custom to limit arbitrary behaviour by the king. This work
explores the context in which Magna Carta was issued to discover
what it really meant to its creators and how it came to be an
iconic historical document. This updated edition includes full
colour illustrations.
The Anglo-Saxon period stretches from the arrival of Germanic
groups on British shores in the early 5th century to the Norman
Conquest of 1066. During these centuries, the English language was
used and written down for the first time, pagan populations were
converted to Christianity, and the foundations of the kingdom of
England were laid. This richly illustrated new book - which
accompanies a landmark British Library exhibition - presents
Anglo-Saxon England as the home of a highly sophisticated artistic
and political culture, deeply connected with its continental
neighbours. Leading specialists in early medieval history,
literature and culture engage with the unique, original evidence
from which we can piece together the story of the Anglo-Saxon
kingdoms, examining outstanding and beautiful objects such as
highlights from the Staffordshire hoard and the Sutton Hoo burial.
At the heart of the book is the British Library's outstanding
collection of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, the richest source of
evidence about Old English language and literature, including
Beowulf and other poetry; the Lindisfarne Gospels, one of Britain's
greatest artistic and religious treasures; the St Cuthbert Gospel,
the earliest intact European book; and historical manuscripts such
as Bede's Ecclesiastical History and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
These national treasures are discussed alongside other,
internationally important literary and historical manuscripts held
in major collections in Britain and Europe. This book, and the
exhibition it accompanies, chart a fascinating and dynamic period
in early medieval history, and will bring to life our understanding
of these formative centuries.
15c cartulary of Benedictine nunnery illuminates relationship with
Ely, estate management, and life of women religious. Takes its
place as perhaps the finest available study of a house for women
religious. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW The fifteenth-century
cartulary of the Benedictine nunnery of Chatteris Abbey in
Cambridgeshire (founded in the early eleventh century) has
important implications for the study of women religious, especially
in the light of the small number of surviving cartularies from
English nunneries, yet until now it has received little attention,
perhaps due to its damage in the Cotton Library fire of 1731. This
critical edition of the manuscript, which contains documents copied
into it from the mid-twelfth to the fifteenth centuries, offers a
full transcription, together with historical notes and apparatus.
The introduction draws on the cartulary itself, as well as manorial
and episcopal records, to analyse the nunnery's relationship with
its patron, the bishop of Ely, and the development and management
of its estates; it also examines the location and layout of the
abbey, the social and geographical origins of the nuns, and the
production and organisation of the cartulary. The edition is
accompanied by an annotated listof all known abbesses, prioresses
and nuns. CLAIRE BREAYgained her Ph.D. at the Institute for
Historical Research at the University of London; she is currently a
curator of medieval manuscripts at the British Library.
The Anglo-Saxon period stretches from the arrival of Germanic
groups on British shores in the early 5th century to the Norman
Conquest of 1066. During these centuries, the English language was
used and written down for the first time, pagan populations were
converted to Christianity, and the foundations of the kingdom of
England were laid. This richly illustrated new book - which
accompanies a landmark British Library exhibition - presents
Anglo-Saxon England as the home of a highly sophisticated artistic
and political culture, deeply connected with its continental
neighbours. Leading specialists in early medieval history,
literature and culture engage with the unique, original evidence
from which we can piece together the story of the Anglo-Saxon
kingdoms, examining outstanding and beautiful objects such as
highlights from the Staffordshire hoard and the Sutton Hoo burial.
At the heart of the book is the British Library's outstanding
collection of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts, the richest source of
evidence about Old English language and literature, including
Beowulf and other poetry; the Lindisfarne Gospels, one of Britain's
greatest artistic and religious treasures; the St Cuthbert Gospel,
the earliest intact European book; and historical manuscripts such
as Bede's Ecclesiastical History and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
These national treasures are discussed alongside other,
internationally important literary and historical manuscripts held
in major collections in Britain and Europe.
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