
FREE Summer Half Term Activities 30th May – 2nd June 2023
We are excited to offer a selection of FREE activities during the half term holiday. Some are pre-bookable due to limited numbers, but there are also drop-in sessions. The Silkewoman
Faversham is one of a tiny handful of English towns which can boast a medieval version of the famous Magna Carta. The charter is one of the most celebrated documents of English history, revered the world over as one of the foundation documents of liberty and democracy. Faversham’s version, made over 700 years ago, is one of the best-preserved of all. It takes centre stage in Faversham Town Council’s new exhibition, presented alongside its other royal charters which have been carefully preserved in the town for centuries.
The town of Faversham preserves a magnificent series of charters, most granted by kings of England’. Several form part of the charters exhibition, but all eighteen can be viewed here on the website.
Faversham has a magnificent series of royal charters granted to the town by successive English monarchs. The earliest surviving Faversham charter dates from the reign of Henry II in 1252 followed by eighteen more granted by 1685.
Planning to visit Faversham Charters & Magna Carta Exhibition? Click below for all information on opening times, group bookings, travel and which artefacts are on display.
We are excited to offer a selection of FREE activities during the half term holiday. Some are pre-bookable due to limited numbers, but there are also drop-in sessions. The Silkewoman
Faversham owns a medieval version of the famous Magna Carta, made in the 14th century, a celebrated document of English history. Faversham’s Magna Carta is one of the best-preserved and
Notes on the English translation of Magna Carta The text of Magna Carta of 1215 bears many traces of haste, and is the product of much bargaining. Most of its clauses deal