Magna Carta and its Legacies Freedom and protest

This course examines the roles that Magna Carta has played historically as well as the importance of Magna Carta today. It aims to equip students with a critical understanding of Magna Carta and its significance around the globe. Students will find out what Magna Carta is, how it came about, and why many believe that it remains one of the most significant documents in history. We will investigate why Magna Carta was perceived as ‘radical’ in its day, why it continues to be the source of numerous debates, and why its anniversaries are celebrated widely up until the present day. Magna Carta’s most recent anniversary took place in 2015, when the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta’s sealing on the meadows of Runnymede in Surrey was celebrated.

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Syllabus

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1
Week One | Magna Carta, Parliament and the Law 1215-1300
Week 2
Week Two | The Reinvention of Magna Carta, 1508-1642
Week 3
Week Three | Magna Carta: Civil War to Revolution, 1642-1776
Week 4
Week Four | Magna Carta and the wider world: Constitution Making
Week 5
Week Five | Commemoration and Memorialisation
Week 6
Week Six | Magna Carta: a History of an Argument c.1800-2015

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Is financial aid available?

Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.

Reviews

I learned that there is way more to Magna Carta than just the history

It was highly beneficial and informative. Moreover, this course will help me to write more about human rights and their relevance with other fundamental laws today

An excellent course, however, if fails to address validity of Article 61 in present time.

very accessible for someone with little to no prior knowledge on topic