Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document ...

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

A “copy” of Magna Carta bought decades ago by Harvard Law School for just $27.50 is now understood to be an extremely rare ...

In 1946, Harvard Law School purchased an early copy of the Magna Carta for $27.50. Even adjusting to about $451 in today’s ...

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

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 ...

A manuscript purchased by Harvard University for less than $30 as a water-stained copy of the Magna Carta is, in fact, an ...

The Magna Carta was originally signed in 1215 by King John of England and is a hugely significant constitutional document.

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

The Magna Carta was a landmark legal document responsible for shifting the balance of power away from the kings who had spent ...

Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document ...