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Guildford, the Magna Carta and the forgotten invasion of 1216 – Get Surrey

Posted by on June 9, 2016


In 1940, Guildford children sat on Pewley Downs watching German bombers flying over on their way to London.

These children would have been well aware that they were part of an epic struggle that would shape the future of their country.

Perhaps they thought of similar struggles they had read about at school – the Spanish Armada or Alfred defeating the Vikings.

There is one struggle, however, they would have probably not thought about.

In 1216, children playi… (View original article)

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