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

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

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

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

David Carpenter, a professor of medieval history at King's College London, was browsing Harvard Law School Library's online collections in December 2023 when he stumbled on something odd: a manuscript ...

The library of Harvard Law School bought a tattered document for $27.50 back in 1946, and records described it as […] ...

Harvard Law School Paid $27 for a 'Magna Carta' Copy in 1940. It Was Actually An Original Magna Carta is an important ...

Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document it had purchased for less than $30. But two researchers have concluded it ...

It languished in obscurity for decades—a stained, neglected parchment dismissed as a mere copy. But now, a manuscript tucked ...