Magna Carta - one of the most important documents from the medieval period. It’s still held up as a totem of democracy even in today’s turbulent world. But why did Magna Carta get written and sealed in the first place? In the first of two very special episodes, Prof. Michael Livingston is heading to France to explore the sometimes forgotten continental side to the Magna Carta story. Available to watch now, on History Hit! | History Hit

Magna Carta, one of the most important documents from the medieval period. It’s still held up as a totem of democracy even in today’s turbulent world. In two very sepcial episodes on History Hit, Dan Snow and Prof. Michael Livingston uncover why Magna Carta was written and sealed in the first place. Joining them will be world leading experts on Magna Carta and this thrilling period of medieval history; Dr. Caroline Burt from Pembroke College, Cambridge, Prof. David Carpenter from King’s College