PROGRAMME

Secrets of the Magna Carta

Documentary Tring History

The document known as Magna Carta (”the Great Charter”) is almost a thousand years old and is thought to possess near-mystical powers. Episode one shows its origins and connection with the legendary freedom fighter robin hood. It shows how Magna Carta was the product of bloody conflict, and how it subsequently exerted an extraordinary influence on the course of human history; enshrining rights that today, people all over the world take for granted.

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