This week is again run by Dr.Graham Smith and it entitled <B>Magna Carta: A History of an Argument c.1800-2015</B><BR><BR><B>Week Six | Learning Outcomes</B><BR><BR>By the end of this week’s work, students should have:<BR><BR><B>Knowledge and understanding</b> <br>To gain a better and more critical understanding of historical argument and historiography in relation to the impact and reception of Magna Carta in the longer view since the C18th<br>Appreciate that Magna Carta might be viewed as other than a positive and/or progressive influence in history<br>To explore in greater depth some of the debates emerging from differing interpretations of Magna Carta, with particular emphasis on the period after the Second World War<br>To appreciate the ways in which Magna Carta may still be relevant today.<br><br><b>Skills</B><br>Critically Read and listen to historical arguments Identify key aspects in historical arguments<br>Begin to construct historical arguments<br><br><b>Attributes</b><br>To develop an open but critical mind to historical argument<br>Engage with peers constructively in online debates<br><br><b>Week Six | A Recommended Read</b><br><br>One of the leading authorities on Magna Carta is the historian <a HREF= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._C._Holt">J. C. Holt</A>. He published many works about Magna Carta, with his best known being his book entitled Magna Carta.We've been fortunate enough to secure copyright permission from Cambridge University Press and we recommend you read the following two chapters below.<BR><B>Chapter 1</B> - <a href="https://d396qusza40orc.cloudfront.net/magnacarta/Magna%20Carta%20J.C.Holt%20P1-22.pdf">The Charter and its History</a><BR><B>Chapter 11</B> -<a href= "https://d396qusza40orc.cloudfront.net/magnacarta/Magna%20Carta%20J.C.Holt%20P378-405.pdf">The Reissues and beginning of the myth</a><BR>To buy a copy of J C Holt's Magna Carta <a HREF= "http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/history/british-history-1066-1450/magna-carta-2nd-edition">please follow this link to the Cambridge University Press catalogue</a>