As Sheffield’s contribution to the 800th anniversary celebration of the issuing of the Magna Carta, Edmund King, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at Sheffield University, explores its origins in the troubled reign of King John and the reasons why it is still considered to be so important.


Magna Carta: Its Content and Context

1) Prelude and Fugue in G minor (BWV 535) - J S Bach

2) Master Tallis's Testament - Herbert Howells

3) Andante Sostenuto (from Symphonie Gothique, Op. 70)
- C M Widor

4) Aus tiefe Not screi ich zu dir (from Clavierübung III) (BWV 686) - J S Bach

5) Rhapsody (Op. 17, No.1) &
6) Rhapsody (Op. 17, No.3) - H Howells

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