TED Talks
Edward Snowden: Here's how we take back the Internet
Appearing by telepresence robot, Edward Snowden speaks at TED2014 about surveillance and Internet freedom. The right to data privacy, he suggests, is not a partisan issue, but requires a fundamental rethink of the role of the internet in...
TED Talks
TED: A Magna Carta for the web | Tim Berners-Lee
Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web 25 years ago. So it’s worth a listen when he warns us: There’s a battle ahead. Eroding net neutrality, filter bubbles and centralizing corporate control all threaten the web’s wide-open...
Curated Video
What is the Magna Carta?
It was written over 1,000 years ago, and commissioned by an English King – so what makes the Magna Carta one of the most important documents in US history?
Sir Linkalot
History Words (Lesson 38 #spelling #homeschooling )
An easy visual way to remember the word Parliament, and other history words
Curated Video
What is the Magna Carta?
It was written over 1,000 years ago, and commissioned by an English King – so what makes the Magna Carta one of the most important documents in US history?
John D Ruddy
Monarchs of England Part 4: The Hundred Years' War - Manny Man Does History
Find out all about the Hundred Years War and the very long rivalry between England and France.
John D Ruddy
Monarchs of England Part 3: The Plantagenets - Manny Man Does History
Find out all about the conflicts between England, Scotland, France, and the years leading up to the Hundred Years War.
John D Ruddy
Monarchs of England Part 2: The Normans - Manny Man Does History
Find out all about the Norman Conquest of England and whether or not they were all called Norman (spoilers: they weren’t).
Sir Linkalot
History Words (Lesson 38 #spelling #homeschooling )
An easy visual way to remember the word Parliament, and other history words in today’s lesson: “My Parent ‘Liam’, got an ‘email’ from Parliament last week from Parliament but it was all back to front.” Find out more at 2pm BST.
Intelligence Squared
Dinah Rose on the enduring importance of Magna Carta
Dinah Rose on the enduring importance of Magna Carta.
History Hub
How bad was King John?
A video exploring what made John such an unpopular and unsuccessful king.
Hip Hughes History
The Magna Carta Explained: Global History Review
A short summary of the Magna Carta.
History Hub
King John and the Pope
An introduction to King John's tumultous relationship with Pope Innocent III and the part this played in the Magna Carta crisis.
TLDR News
Opinionated: Should the United Kingdom Codify Their Constitution? - TLDR News
Currently, the UK is one of a handful of countries with an uncodified constitution, meaning there's no one constitutional document that sets out how the UK's democracy works. We asked our audience what they thought about codifying the...
History Hub
What were the Provisions of Oxford
An introduction to the Provisions of Oxford and the Second Barons' War
History Hub
What is Magna Carta? Clauses 39 and 40
An introduction to clauses 39 and 40 of Magna Carta
History Hub
Who was the real Sheriff of Nottingham?
Who was the real historical Sheriff of Nottingham in the Robin Hood legend and what role did he play in the crisis that led to Magna Carta?