The City of London and the Magna Carta - Anthony Arlidge QC
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Channel: Gresham College · 2015 · Education
A brief, but enlightening, discussion of the intermingled histories of the City of London and Magna Carta: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-city-of-london-and-the-magna-carta Anthony Alridge once famously argued a case using the Magna Carta as precedent, so who better to discuss who the great charter has shaped and been adopted by the City of London. In this lecture h examines the history of the city and the Charter and how the two have become inextricably linked. The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-city-of-london-and-the-magna-carta Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,700 lectures free to access or download from the website. Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege
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