Magna Carta 800 Mosaic, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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Bury St Edmunds’ links with the Magna Carta go back 800 years to 1214, the year before the Magna Carta was sealed at Runnymede in 1215. Mosaic and carpet flowerbed to celebrate Magna Carta 800.
Waymark Code: WMM3BT
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/14/2014
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The carpet bed in the Abbey Gardens this year (2014) marks the Magna Carta 800 celebrations. The Magna Carta mosaic, located on the toilet block in the Abbey gardens, has been relocated to a more prominent location near the carpet bed.
The celebration of Magna Carta and that of the possible local meeting of Barons in 1214, the year before the Magna Carta was signed in Runnymede. Disguised as pilgrims, they allegedly took a collective oath at the altar of the Abbey, promising to force King John to seal the Great Charter. The towns motto expresses the importance of these events: ‘Sacrarium Regis, Cunanbula Legis’ - ‘Shrine of the King, Cradle of the Law’.
Address:
Bury St Edmunds Abbey
Angel Hill
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk England
IP33 1UZ
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