开始时间: 04/22/2022 持续时间: Unknown
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所在平台: CourseraArchive 课程类别: 人文 大学或机构: University of London International Programmes（伦敦大学国际课程） 授课老师： Emm Johnstone Graham Smith Justin Champion Nigel Saul Jonathan Phillips |
课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/course/magnacarta
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In 1215, King John sealed Magna
Carta by the Thames at Runnymede in Surrey, a charter between the monarch and his
Barons placing limits on his power over freeborn men in the kingdom. Magna Carta
enshrined the principle that all people should be bound by the rule of law,
including the monarch, and that the processes of justice must be applied to
all. Many political thinkers have celebrated Magna Carta as the first example
of a bill of rights, an ancient constitution. This introductory course, based on a new level 5
course Commemorating the Past that
will be offered for the first time in 2014-15, examines the historical roles
that Magna Carta has played, and the importance of Magna Carta today. Members
of the History Department at Royal Holloway, a college of the University of
London, will deliver the course. In addition to the lectures with an explicit
historical focus, the lecture in week four will explore the continuing
international significance of Magna Carta, and of Runnymede, through interviews
with members of the Geography Department, the Politics and International
Relations Department, experts in the history of law, and others.
Week 1
Magna Carta, Parliament and the Law 1215-1300 (Lecturers: Nigel Saul and Jonathan Phillips) Learning outcome: to set the scene for studying Magna Carta; to show how Magna Carta became embedded in practice
in England Week 2 The reinvention of Magna Carta, 1508-1642 (Lecturer: Justin Champion) Learning outcomes: to understand how the significance of the Magna Carta was reinvented in the
context of the conflict between monarchy and parliament; to explore the use
of Magna Carta in political cartoons Week 3 The Whig Ancient Constitution, 1642-1776 (Lecturer: Justin Champion) Learning Outcomes: to understand, and examine, how the ‘idea’ rather than
the ‘event’ of Magna Carta became used by conservative and radical political
groups; to understand the export of the tradition of Magna Carta into the
American colonies Week 4 Magna Carta and the wider world: constitution making (Lecturers: Emm
Johnstone and Matthew Smith, curator of Egham Museum) Learning outcome: to understand the significance of Magna Carta and its
ideals in the establishment of constitutions and bills of human rights over
the past two centuries Week 5 Magna Carta: A History of an Argument c.1800-2015 (Lecturer: Graham
Smith) Learning outcomes: to appreciate the complex and contested uses of Magna
Carta in contemporary debates about human rights and the rule of law; to
examine the purposes of commemoration in modern society Week 6 Magna Carta and its continuing legacy (Lecturer: Graham
Smith) Learning outcomes: to reflect on the diverse tools used by historians; to develop an understanding of creating sound historical arguments
This course aims to lead students into a greater appreciation for and an understanding of Magna Carta and its significance around the globe, as we approach the 800th anniversary of its sealing. The course examines why Magna Carta was radical in its day, why it has been a source of numerous debates, and why this anniversary is being celebrated in the present.
