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19/03/2015

To mark the 800 year anniversary of Magna Carta, Nick Higham catches up with two distinguished medieval historians, Marc Morris and Stephen Church.

In Meet The Author Nick Higham catches up with two distinguished medieval historians, Marc Morris and Stephen Church. It's the 800 year anniversary of Magna Carta - first granted by King John at Runnymede in June 1215 - and they've both written separate biographies taking a fresh look at the monarch's tyrannical reign. Professor Stephen Church's offering is called King John: England, Magna Carta and the making of a Tyrant and Dr Marc Morris's biography is titled King John: Treachery, Tyranny and the Road to Magna Carta.

15 minutes

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Thu 19 Mar 2015 19:45

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Presenter Nick Higham
Interviewed Guest Marc Morris
Interviewed Guest Stephen Church

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