tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910575.post4264482180784108823..comments2008-03-15T09:57:44.569-04:00Comments on Out of the Jungle: Revisiting the Magna CartaAbbie Mulvihillnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910575.post-42105792229690611022008-03-15T06:44:00.000-04:002008-03-15T06:44:00.000-04:00I was referring to the fact that the press release...I was referring to the fact that the press release you link to from the British Library states it as being a British document. I know that you didn't say it was British, but the Minister being quoted in the original source is. The statistics are based on that assumption.It is indeed a shame that so little time is devoted to history at all in our schools, meaning that it's an unsurprising result Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18035196994771454451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910575.post-3144122459054205682008-03-14T19:05:00.000-04:002008-03-14T19:05:00.000-04:00Jennie,Since your comment is attached to my post, ...Jennie,Since your comment is attached to my post, I'm guessing it is referencing it. However, it seems to be directed toward some other post. For instance, nowhere in my post did I refer to the Magna Carta as a "British document." Nor would I.Though certainly not an expert, I am quite familiar with English and Scottish history, as well as their modern government structures. For that reason, I Abbie Mulvihillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15880723177103976846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910575.post-89851222444178286942008-03-14T16:47:00.000-04:002008-03-14T16:47:00.000-04:00Wow! I feel extra smart, because I'm American and ...Wow! I feel extra smart, because I'm American and know what the Magna Carta is. :) I can't remember if it was something mentioned in school at some point, or if I came across it due to Anglophilia and an obsession with Medieval history.I've seen the copy of it at our National Archives, and I wonder what the percentage of Americans who recognize it is.Meg Kribblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02344497395150400085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910575.post-80690032696450839132008-03-14T06:33:00.000-04:002008-03-14T06:33:00.000-04:00Ah, I might have remembered it if it was ever some...Ah, I might have remembered it if it was ever something I'd been taught!We didn't get a lot of history at school unless we specifically chose it as a subject to be progressing to higher qualifications on, so basic history tended to focus on Scottish stuff, like the Highland Clearances, as they only had a short time to teach us it, approximately 6 months in total when I was at school. Also, the Jenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18035196994771454451noreply@blogger.com