What with all the political hubub these days, in the months following the 2024 US presidential election, it seemed a good time to revisit this archive episode from June of 2015 talking about law/tradition vs. rule.
From the original show notes: “This week on the History Files, it's the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, which calls for some discussion of what it is and its impact on western governments, especially those of Britain and the United States.”
Links:
The Lion in Winter (1968) (imdb.com).
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) (imdb.com).
Robin Hood (1922) (imdb.com) The classic Douglas Fairbanks silent.
Robin Hood (1991) (imdb.com) Patrick Bergin and Uma Thurman.
Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott (gutenberg.org)
The Return to Camelot: Chivalry and the English Gentleman, by Mark Girouard
Is America practicing Lex Rex or Rex Lex? (jacklewis.net).
Featured Document: The Magna Carta (archives.gov).
Edward Coke (en.wikipedia.org).
John Locke (en.wikipedia.org).
The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam, by Barbara W. Tuchman
World Wide Words: Deodand (worldwidewords.org)
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