Things We Forgot to Remember - Series 2 - Magna Carta

Michael Portillo presents a series revisiting the great moments of history to discover that they often conceal other events of equal but forgotten importance. 4/4. Magna Carta Nearly 800 years after it was signed, Magna Carta is still venerated as the bedrock of English justice and liberty. Yet in truth its impact was a good deal less far-reaching than is popularly believed.