The Birthplace Of Our Freedom (1933)

Full title reads: “Runnymede. ’The Birthplace of our Freedom.’ Mr L S Amery at 718th anniversary of Signing of Magna Carta.“ Runnymede, Surrey. People arrive for service at Runnymede. Politician Leo Amery makes a speech about the signing of the Magna Carta. Shots of people listening to him speak. N.B. The Magna Carta was a charter signed in 1215 outlining the rights of the English people and the rights of the Crown. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be vi