We take our liberties for granted. They seem absolute and untouchable. But they are the result of a series of violent struggles fought over 800 years that, at times, have threatened to tear our society apart. On the frontline was a document originally inked on animal skin – Magna Carta. Distinguished constitutional historian David Starkey looks at the origins of the Great Charter in 1215 to check the abuses of King John - and how it nearly died at birth. He explores its subsequent deployment, its contribution to making everyone – even the monarch – subject to the rule of law, and how this quintessentially English document migrated to the North American colonies and eventually became the foundation of the US constitution. Magna Carta has become a universal symbol of individual freedom against the tyranny of the state, but with ever-tightening government control on our lives, is it time to resurrect it?
从大宪章到关塔那摩都是盎格鲁撒克逊。
生命、自主和财产三项基本自由，900多年后还没有到达世界每个角落。
We take our liberties for granted. They seem absolute and untouchable. But they are the result of a series of violent struggles fought over 800 years that at times have threatened to tear our society apart. On the frontline was a document originally inked on animal skin – Magna Carta. Distinguished constitutional historian David Starkey looks at the origins of the Great Chart...
从约翰王签署《大宪章》，到爱德华·柯克起草《权利请愿书》，查理一世与国会的斗争失败走向断头台，清教徒乘坐五月花号把英国的宪法精神传递到了美洲，乔治王的印花税让美国的Founding Father们走向《独立宣言》的道路，大宪章的金质复本立在美国的国会大厦内，911事件后西方世界自大宪章以来受宪法保护的自由遭受恐怖主义的挑战......一出800年间不断演变的大宪章史话。
可以看看。想了解欧洲必须要知道大宪章的吧。可以和金雀花王朝一起看。现代社会无论东西方都果然面临挑战啊。
