Magna Carta Island
| Magna Carta Island | ||
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| Waters | Thames | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 27 ′ N , 0 ° 34 ′ W | |
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Magna Carta Island is an island in the River Thames , England above Bell Weir Lock . The island is opposite the Runnymede water meadow . The island was transferred from Buckinghamshire to Berkshire in 1974 .
The island is one of several possible places where Johann Ohneland sealed the Magna Carta in 1215 . The document itself contains the name Runnymede, but it is possible that the island was seen as part of Runnymede.
It is known that in 1217 Heinrich III. and the later Louis VIII met on the island.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Gordon Willoughby James Gyll: History of the Parish of Wraysbury, Ankerwycke Priory, and Magna Charta Island; with the History of Horton, and the town of Colnbrook, Bucks. HG Bohn, London 1862, OCLC 5001532. ( Books.google.com )