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The Rest Is History

62. Magna Carta

The Rest Is History

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History

4.626.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Does the Magna Carta enshrine the liberties of every free-born Englishman? Or is it now irrelevant? Ted Vallance, Professor of History at Roehampton University, joins Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook to discuss King John and the bill of rights he was forced to sign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Restless History, Dominic. Have you heard the latest exciting news about our live tour?

0:10.0

I have, Dominic. It's actually shocking news. It's shocking but also heartening. But just to remind you the listener, the rest is history is going on a nationwide tour at the end of April 2023.

0:21.0

I say tour but it's for three nights only. We'll be in London on the 25th of April and the historic Drury Lane Theatre. Then we'll be able to Edinburgh the following evening on the 26th of April to play at Usher Hall.

0:33.0

And we will finish on the 30th of April at the Larry in Sulford Greater Manchester. But Tom, the listeners are gacking to know about this shocking news that you have for them about the tour.

0:43.0

Ladies and gentlemen, I can announce that our London live show has now sold out. I repeat, all 2000 seats, yes 2000 seats at Drury Lane Theatre are now sold out.

0:55.0

So not even frozen the musical. The show that we are of course replacing at Drury Lane, not even frozen sold out that quickly.

1:03.0

I can imagine Elsa listening to this right now, fuming at the very thought of the rest is history stealing her snowy thunder. But Elsa, all I will say to you is let it go.

1:15.0

People can go to both shows. But just to emphasize, that's our first live date already sold out. And tickets are selling incredibly quickly for Sulford and Edinburgh too.

1:24.0

So if you do want to come, please buy your ticket right now to avoid disappointment. Now, if you've never been to one of our live shows, what a treat or wait. So we have an incredibly inventive approach.

1:34.0

Tom will take the first half and he will be running through his repertoire of Marilyn Monroe songs and I do be the do thanks for that. And I will be picking up after the interval with the PowerPoint presentation on the economic policies of Stanley Baldwin.

1:45.0

It's an absolute riot.

1:47.0

It's fun for all the family. So these are our first ever shows outside London as a podcast. So we'll be putting on a tour de force. I think Dominic is the only word for it in both greater Manchester and the Scottish capital.

1:59.0

So there will be impressions, perhaps a Mureguin pipe music and plenty of absolute lads from history. Here is how you can get tickets. Just go to rest is history pod dot com. It is very, very, very straight forward. That is www.restishistory pod dot com by your tickets now to Sulford and Edinburgh before it's too late.

2:22.0

Maybe your stamps are on the table next to the birthday card you forgot to send or in that random draw full of pens pennies and paper clips or stuck to your fridge, find a do list and a magnet from Malaga or maybe just maybe then neatly placed in a completely sensible spot.

2:40.0

After the 31st of January 2023, regular stamps without a barcode will no longer be valid. So if you know where your old ones are, this is your last chance to use them up or you can swap them for more info. Visit royal mail dot com slash bar coded stamps.

2:54.0

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3:10.0

No, it's very much the British way to bottle things up isn't it? As you've often said to me, being human doesn't come with a user manual. There's nothing to tell you what to do when time is get difficult or emotionally hard.

3:23.0

And sometimes it's really important just to talk to somebody. I'm not one to really sort of bear my soul on this podcast or to talk about my feelings very much. But sometimes it's really important just to talk and to be honest about our experiences.

3:35.0

Tom, I know that you've drawn enormous solace and comfort haven't you from the conversations that you've had with me.

3:40.0

I have you are always a comfort and a consolation, but I think there are times when even the best of friends are inadequate to help and you actually need people who are trained.

3:51.0

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4:00.0

And they can provide access to licensed professionals who just have an incredible range of expertise and the whole spread of mental health.

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