Our next general meeting will take place on Saturday, 10 August, at the Harry Jensen Centre at 14h00. The speaker will be Dr John Twyford. Dr Twyford is a lecturer at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). He will be talking to us about Medieval Contract Law, and will show us the lesser known aspects of the Magna Carta. He also indicated that his talk will also cover the burning of witches, so be prepared.
A talk about the Magna Carta is a fitting topic for our August 2013 meeting. The (northern hemisphere) summer of 2013 marks the 800th anniversary of the first meeting meeting between the barons and the clergy to discuss severe grievances against King John at St Albans, in August 1213. It was this meeting which ultimately led to the articles that became Magna Carta, sealed at Runnymede two years later in 1215.
Our meeting will more than make up for missing the celebrations planned in St Albans.
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