An original version of the Magna Carta —considered one of the most important documents in all of history—was sitting ...

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

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

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An original copy of the Magna Carta has been discovered hiding in the archives of Harvard University, and the British ...

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

According to Harvard’s library records, the document was bought in 1946 for just $27.50. Before that, an RAF veteran had sold ...