Although the Magna Carta has international renown as one of the earliest legal instruments limiting the absolute power of a monarch, what is less well known is the sister Charter of the Forest sealed on November 6th 1217 at St Paul's Cathedral. 2017 is the 800th anniversary of this Charter and the New Putney Debates organised an inspiring celebration of this key event last week on 17 September 2017, to build awareness of how radical this legal instrument was for the UK consti