or ian ▁Cont ro vers y ▁and ▁so ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁virtual ▁su pers ession ▁of ▁Con v ocation ▁from ▁ 1 7 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 2 ; ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁H amp den ▁to ▁this ▁see ▁by ▁Lord ▁John ▁Russell ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁was ▁bitter ly ▁opposed ▁by ▁those ▁who ▁considered ▁him ▁lat itud in arian , ▁including ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁Here ford , ▁and ▁was ▁appe aled ▁against ▁in ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Queen ' s ▁Ben ch . ▁H amp den ▁went ▁his ▁way , ▁which ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁student ▁rather ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁an ▁administrator , ▁and ▁ruled ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁for ▁ 2 1 ▁years , ▁leaving ▁behind ▁him ▁at ▁his ▁death , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁a ▁great ▁scholar ▁and ▁think er . ▁ ▁Mag na ▁Cart a ▁ ▁Here ford ▁is ▁fort un ate ▁to ▁possess ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁four ▁ 1 2 1 7 ▁Mag na ▁Cart a ▁to ▁surv ive , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁of ▁the ▁eight ▁oldest ▁that ▁surv ive . ▁It ▁is ▁sometimes ▁put ▁on ▁display ▁alongside ▁the ▁Here ford ▁M appa ▁M und i ▁in ▁the ▁c athedral ' s ▁ch ained ▁library . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁Architecture ▁of ▁the ▁medieval ▁c athed r als ▁of ▁England ▁ ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Here ford ▁ ▁Dean ▁of ▁Here ford ▁ ▁English ▁Goth ic ▁architecture ▁ ▁Frederick ▁O use ley , ▁(