Harvard University purchased what it thought was a cheap replica of the Magna Carta in 1946 for $27.50 — but it turns out the ...

The original Magna Carta established in 1215 the principle that the king is subject to law. It formed the basis of ...

Harvard’s law school library paid $27.50 in 1946 to acquire what was billed as a “somewhat rubbed and damp-stained” copy of ...

British researchers have authenticated a rare version of the Magna Carta at Harvard Law School, highlighting its importance ...

Harvard Law School bought a 1327 copy of the Magna Carta from legal book dealer Sweet & Maxwell for $27.50 in 1946. Nearly ...

British academics who identified the faded manuscript as an original hailed it as “one of the world’s most valuable documents ...

Issued by Edward I in 1300, this version of the historic text is one of only seven known surviving copies. It's been hiding ...

For decades, Harvard Law School has had a copy of the Magna Carta in its library. Recently, pair of historians discovered ...

An original copy of the Magna Carta has been found in a Harvard University library, stunning British academics who hailed the school’s previously perceived imitation as “one of the world’s ...

Decades ago, Harvard University purchased a stained and faded copy of the Magna Carta for less than $30. Two researchers now concluded it's much more valuable: a rare version issued in 1300 by ...

The original Magna Carta established in 1215 ... a professor of medieval history at Britain's University of East Anglia, to confirm the authenticity of Harvard's document. Comparing it to the ...