A Poll of British Subjects . . . .

[King Normie]

A Poll of British Subjects is beint Reported in the Media in the USA, a trivia blurb. It indicates that only 45% of you folks have heard of the Magna Carta.

Is this True?

[Whickerman]

the same media report that only 40% of US kids could find Iraq on a map...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12591413/

[netibiza]

I find it a bit strong, but lovely with ice :-)

[tiggerblue10]

Sorry King Normie but this is hilarious. Lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whhbPVrb5KM

[vehelpfulguy]

>the same media report that only 40% of US kids could find Iraq on a map...

I bet 100% of American Presidents could not find Iraq on the map.

[Booldawg]

With so much history to remember, its sometimes easy to forget ;-)

[stokemaveric]

its a new ice cream by walls.........................

[123everton]

Magna Carta, did he die in vain?
Can't do the cut and pastey thing can anyone find a bit of Tony Hancock?

[fagidill]

Ime in the 45% ,There is only 4 remaining of the first batch
for want of a better termanology & 1of the original 4 is on
permanant display at Lincoln Castle,18 miles from where
i live. 15/20 year's later it was amended. [second batch]

[King Normie]

Huh? Wasn't Magna Carta a British Rock Group from the early 1970s?

40% of American Kids couldn't find their own a . . . . ah, never mind!

You think our King George is Bad? Wait until the Successor is Crowned! If the Democrats win they will change their Party's name to the Cocktail Party! If the Republicans win they will change their Party's name to the War Party!

Thanks to you all for your replies! :=p

[kempie]

The survey was of 2,000 people.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml =/news/2008/03/13/ncarta113.xml

Anyhoo - here it is...

http://www.bl.uk/treasures/magnacarta/

[King Normie]

Excellent Web Site, kempie! Thank You from the Great American West (Arizona)!

[fagidill]

King Normie, What you DOING practicing @ being a comedian? cos if you are you is SCHITT !! What a N*B HEAD . I have a sugestion, why do'nt you wear a hat so you know which end to SCHITT out of.

[spaced]

Normie, pretty rich coming from someone who comes from a country where High School Massacres are a becomming a national pass time.

go away.

[ll_billym]

Frankly I'm more worried about being termed "British Subjects". At least the UK media would never use that phrase.

[VINNY100_2]

erm...do americans spell Potato with an E on the end King Normie...
What was his name now.?dan quayle.(:O)

[fredpuli47]

Only Americans seem to think Magna Carta is of any significance. It isn't (and never was ). Signed under duress,the King immediately retracted it. In fact, it achieved nothing then or since.It's surprising that this document is proclaimed as declaring the rights of the ordinary man. The ordinary man was the last person it was signed for. It was signed because the barons had the upper hand and it was signed to the benefit of the barons and to humiliate the king himself.However it suited the romantic notions of the Victorians to sell the idea that it was a declaration of the rights of all.

It follows that it barely gets a mention, if at all, in the school curriculum here and whole generations have been raised in ignorance of it. Daily Telegraph readers (average age 75?) are probably the last generation to have been taught about it
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[jno]

it was the first step on the way towards handing power to the people (though not a huge step in itself). I'm surprised so few people in Britain know about it, as it's an important factor in the growth of democracy - but not surprised that most of them on this thread are dodging the isse by claiming Americans are worse. Perhaps we are reaching the point where we can say Brits are just as ignorant as Americans?

[THECORBYLOON]

No-one signed Maga Carta.

[THECORBYLOON]

No-one signed MagNa Carta either...