Magna Carta Crypt in Washington, D.C. The 800th anniversary of the original charter occurred on 15 June 2015, and organisations and institutions planned celebratory events. The British Library brought together the four existing copies of the 1215 manuscript in February 2015 for a special exhibition. British artist Cornelia Parker was commissioned to create a new artwork, "Magna Carta (An Embroidery)", which was shown at the British Library between May and July 2015. The artwork is a copy of the Wikipedia article about the Magna Carta (as it appeared on the document's 799th anniversary, 15 June 2014), hand-embroidered by over 200 people. On
Magna Carta of Chester the Magna Carta after Louis' retreat in 1217. He also witnessed the 1225 re-issue of the Runnymead "Magna Carta". His general support for John's "Magna Carta", makes the issuing of his own no surprise. The charter is recorded as having been issued, 'at the petition of the barons of Cheshire,' suggesting that they were sufficiently discontented that Ranulf III attempted to pacify them before taking the cross. The charter has 13 clauses, in contrast to the 60 of the "Magna Carta". Several clauses approach issues found in the Runnymede charter, but in a different way. Clauses 1 and 4 deal