Thanks for the videos – have just included one in the article.

Working on the linked pages would also be useful – both the abbots/bishops/barons (NB not “signatories”) and the settings (improvements to Runnymede have already been requested) and some of the legal revisions along with later effects or interpretation. Lots of the bulleted lists of “clauses in one charter but not another” also need to be tackled (and referenced).

Any further help appreciated.

Rod

From: wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Richard Farmbrough
Sent: 07 November 2014 19:50
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Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Magna Carta

There will be less demanding work, for example the signatories articles maybe could do with work. I just linked to [[Abbott of Peterborough]], only a few of those abbots have any biographical details - VCH will supply plenty of useful information, typically more on the latter abbots.

On 7 November 2014 00:11, Fæ <faewik@gmail.com> wrote:

I have uploaded a few presentations and talks on video which would
cheer up Magna Carta articles, some are quite 'non-academic friendly'
for readers who might be daunted by a long encyclopaedia article
(videos play back without having to leave a Wikipedia article). They
are currently in
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Magna_Carta> but will
probably be moved to a sub-category in a while. The lectures might be
helpful for those thinking of improving articles and are looking for a
quick guide to issues and interpretations.

Of particular interest are a video from the British Library
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Four_surviving_Magna_Carta_to_be_brought_together_for_the_first_time_in_history.webm>
and a friendly one from Parliament
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magna_Carta_and_the_Emergence_of_Parliament.webm>.

These are uploaded thanks to a YouTube download/upload script I put
together for a WikiprojectMed request. If there are others on YouTube
you find with a CC-BY licence, drop me a link by email and I'll get
around to taking a look. Unfortunately handling video remains a
challenge for contributors, so I think my uploads are the first videos
on Commons for this topic.

Fae
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faewik@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae

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