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2015英国纪录片历史《大宪章史话》David Starkey主演，影片讲述的是：
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 evertightening government control on our lives is it time to resurrect it
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 evertightening government control on our lives is it time to resurrect it
