# Magna Carta Uncovered: The City and The Charter

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Anthony Arlidge QC, Sir Alan Yarrow, Lord Igor Judge, Stephanie Flanders
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Law, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/magna-carta-uncovered-city-and-charter)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Anthony Alridge QC 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 he examines the history of the city and the Charter and how the two have become inextricably linked.

## Lectures

1. [The City of London and the Magna Carta](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-magna-carta-uncovered-city-and-charter/375a64b5698e) (YouTube)
2. [The Magna Carta 800th Anniversary: Why it Matters](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-magna-carta-uncovered-city-and-charter/9233cea52fd1) (YouTube)
3. [Magna Carta: The Medieval Context and the Part Played by William Marshal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-magna-carta-uncovered-city-and-charter/93694c4b806a) (YouTube)
4. [Magna Carta Uncovered: Questions & Answers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-magna-carta-uncovered-city-and-charter/4cad24ae2400) (YouTube)