Editing Magna Carta (section)

====Celebration of the 800th anniversary====

[[File:Four surviving Magna Carta to be brought together for the first time in history.webm|thumb|The plan for four surviving original copies of Magna Carta to be brought together in 2015, at the [[British Library]] in collaboration with [[Lincoln Cathedral]] and [[Salisbury Cathedral]] and supported by the law firm [[Linklaters]]]]
The 800th anniversary of the original charter occurred on 15 June 2015, and organisations and institutions planned celebratory events.<ref name=doward>{{cite news|last1=Doward|first1=Jamie|title=Magna Carta 800 years on: recognition at last for 'England's greatest export'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/nov/01/magna-carta-800-celebrates-anniversary|access-date=7 November 2014|work=The Observer|date=1 November 2014}}</ref> The [[British Library]] brought together the four existing copies of the 1215 manuscript in February 2015 for a special exhibition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Celebrating 800 years of Magna Carta|url=http://www.bl.uk/magna-carta/800th-anniversary-programme|publisher=British Library|access-date=7 November 2014}}</ref> British artist [[Cornelia Parker]] was commissioned to create a new artwork, ''[[Magna Carta (An Embroidery)]]'',<ref name="Ina Cole">{{cite book |editor1-last=Cole |editor-first1=Ina |title=“From the Sculptor’s Studio”, conversation with Cornelia Parker, held in 2008 and 2020 |year=2021 |publisher=Laurence King Publishing Ltd |page=174-187|isbn=9781913947590 |oclc=1420954826}}</ref> which was shown at the British Library between May and July 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy|url=http://www.bl.uk/events/magna-carta--law-liberty-legacy|publisher=British Library|access-date=7 November 2014}}</ref> The artwork is a copy of the [[Wikipedia]] article about Magna Carta (as it appeared on the document's 799th anniversary, 15 June 2014), hand-embroidered by over 200 people.<ref name=Embroidery>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Jonathan |title=Kings and needles: the Magna Carta gets an embroidery update |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2015/may/14/magna-carta-an-embroidery-cornelia-parker-british-library-wikipedia-prisoners-jarvis-cocker |access-date=14 May 2015 |work=The Guardian |date=14 May 2015}}</ref>

On 15 June 2015, a commemoration ceremony was conducted in Runnymede at the National Trust park, attended by British and American dignitaries.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Magna Carta: leaders celebrate 800th anniversary of the Great Charter|url = https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/15/magna-carta-leaders-celebrate-800th-anniversary-runnymede|newspaper = The Guardian|access-date = 2015-06-20|first = Caroline|last = Davies|date = 2015-06-15}}</ref> On the same day, [[Google]] celebrated the anniversary with a [[Google Doodle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/800th-anniversary-of-the-magna-carta/|title=800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta|website=Google|date=15 June 2015}}</ref>

The copy held by [[Lincoln Cathedral]] was exhibited in the [[Library of Congress]] in Washington, D.C., from November 2014 until January 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor|url=https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/magna-carta-muse-and-mentor|publisher=Library of Congress|access-date=30 January 2015|date=2014-11-06}}</ref> A new visitor centre at [[Lincoln Castle]] was opened for the anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|title=Magna Carta 800|url=http://www.visitlincoln.com/magnacarta|publisher=Visit Lincoln|access-date=7 November 2014}}</ref> The [[Royal Mint]] released two commemorative [[Two pounds (British coin)|two-pound coins]].<ref>{{cite web|title=800th Anniversary of Magna Carta 2015 UK £2 BU Coin|url=http://www.royalmint.com/shop/800th_Anniversary_of_Magna_Carta_2015_UK_2_pound_BU_Coin|publisher=[[Royal Mint]]|access-date=27 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Magna Carta 800th Anniversary 2015 UK £2 Silver Piedfort Coin {{!}} The Royal Mint|url = http://www.royalmint.com/shop/Magna_Carta_800th_Anniversary_2015_UK_2_pound_Silver_Piedfort_Coin?tab=detail#productdetails|website = The Royal Mint|access-date = 2015-11-24|url-status=dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151125052803/http://www.royalmint.com/shop/Magna_Carta_800th_Anniversary_2015_UK_2_pound_Silver_Piedfort_Coin?tab=detail#productdetails|archive-date = 25 November 2015|df = dmy-all}}</ref>

In 2014, [[Bury St Edmunds]] in [[Suffolk]] celebrated the 800th anniversary of the barons' Charter of Liberties, said to have been secretly agreed there in November 1214.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bury St Edmunds Magna Carta 800|url=http://magnacarta800.org.uk|publisher=The Bury Society|location=[[Bury St Edmunds]]|access-date=28 December 2014}}</ref>