# The Magna Carta, Part I : Rise of the English Monarchy.

Traces the history of England from the Norman invasion in 1066 to the crowning of King John in 1199, dramatizing incidents in the reign of King Arthur, Henry I, Stephen of Blois, Henry Plantagenet, and Richard the Lionheart. Explains how the background of feudalism sets the scene for the meeting at Runnymede, which resulted in the drafting of the Magna Carta. Filmed at Runnymede, England. For more on director John Barnes, visit http://www.afana.org/barnesbio.htm

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1959
- Runtime: 14 min
- By: John Barnes; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, inc.
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/MagnaCartaRiseOfEnglishMonarchy)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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