Patrick Comerford – 3 May 2015
In the months to come, I can imagine history falling prey to people who want to claim that our democracy, justice and liberties owe everything to the “Men of 1916”. But next month marks a far more significant anniversary when it comes to understanding the political freedoms and the system of justice we enjoy today.
> Magna Carta at Christ Church Cathedral
> Magna Carta Exhibition opens at Christ Church Dublin
Image: King John signing Magna Carta, an illustration from 1864 by James William Edmund Doyle.
