The 12th November concert is part of Bristol800 and of the Bristol 800 Universities Showcase weekend.
Only one copy of the Bristol Magna Carta is known to survive.
* Magna Carta was revised and reissued, in Bristol, on 12th November 1216. * the coronation of his son: the 9-year old King Henry III at what is now Gloucester Cathedral on 28th October 1216 * the death of King John on (it is thought) 18th October 1216 * a French invasion, at the request of England’s rebel barons The world famous Magna Carta –agreed to by King John in June 1215 at Runnymede (near Windsor)– was declared ‘null and void of all validity for ever’ by the then Pope, at King John’s request, soon after Runnymede.įrom that moment: Magna Carta was dead! .com What followed?. The venue –the oldest building in Bristol– is linked to the 1216 events and is next to Bristol bus station. Historical insights will be provided by UWE History professor Peter Fleming. On Saturday 12th November, choral works from the time of the 12 Magna Cartas and a few pieces composed since which relate to the Magna Carta will be sung, beautifully, by the acclaimed Chandos Singers. This UK charity provides therapeutic and clinical services to survivors of torture who arrive in the UK, as well as striving to protect and promote their rights. All proceeds from the Bristol800 Magna Carta concert go to Freedom from Torture. Hence the view that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 was a “Magna Carta for All Mankind”. Magna Carta is seen, by many, as a major step in the history of human rights. Mrs Josette Lebrat will be at the concert in her official capacity on this significant anniversary for England and France.
It was intended to coax England’s rebel barons to side with England’s Boy King, King Henry the Third, against his rival: the future King Louis the Seventh of France, whose forces, by then, controlled the eastern half of England. The Bristol Magna Carta was the re-birth of the ‘Great Charter’. Present, too, will be Mrs Josette Lebrat – French Honorary Consul for Bristol and the South West of England. On Saturday 12th November, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress will be at Bristol’s St James’ Priory for the Bristol800 concert to mark that day’s 800th anniversary of the Bristol Magna Carta. Jeff Lovell is Bristol’s first citizen: its Lord Mayor. Novem800th anniversary of Bristol Magna Carta