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

Historians have discovered that centuries-old manuscript at Harvard Law School is not a mere copy, but is, in fact, an ...

Harvard had an Antiques Roadshow moment when a professor discovered that an original copy of the Magna Carta was worth ...

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

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

Carpenter, professor of medieval history at King’s College ... Magna Carta — Latin for “Great Charter” — was first sealed by King John in 1215 under pressure from rebellious barons ...

A "copy" of the Magna Carta, the medieval English document that has formed the basis of constitutions around the world, owned ...

The negative view of King John can be traced back to the writings of medieval monks and other religious writers. They frequently wrote that he was an evil man, but they may have had a reason to ...

In 1946, Harvard Law School paid $27.50 for a replica of the Magna Carta — or so the school thought. Turns out, the document, which was purchased for around $500 in today’s money, is actually an ...

Queen Camilla has made a special solo visit to Westminster Abbey in London, days after the royals were rocked by another ...

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

David Carpenter, professor of medieval history at King’s College ... The Magna Carta is the royal charter of rights agreed in 1215 under King John. It was the first document to confirm the ...