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Harvard paid $27 for a Magna Carta copy in 1946. It’s actually an original.
In 1946, Harvard Law School purchased an early copy of the Magna Carta for $27.50. Even adjusting to about $451 in today’s ...
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Harvard Law School Paid $27 for a 'Magna Carta' Copy in 1940. It Was Actually An Original
Harvard Law School Paid $27 for a 'Magna Carta' Copy in 1940. It Was Actually An Original Magna Carta is an important ...
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"Copy" Of Magna Carta Bought For $27.50 Turns Out To Be A 1300 CE Original
A "copy" of Magna Carta bought for under $30 has been found to be a genuine surviving artifact from 1300 CE by British ...
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725-year-old Magna Carta found after 80 years at Harvard, bought for $27 as a fake
According to Harvard’s library records, the document was bought in 1946 for just $27.50. Before that, an RAF veteran had sold ...
Harvard’s $27.50 ‘copy’ of Magna Carta revealed to be original worth millions
Tucked among a trove of medieval documents was Harvard Law School Manuscript 172, identified as a copy of the Magna Carta ...
DHS’s Noem suggests illegal immigration could justify suspending habeas corpus
The latest comments from officials suggest the suspension of habeas corpus is not simply a thought experiment for this ...
An original Magna Carta, at Harvard, in 2025 — what timing
The discovery is a reminder of the principles of governance that have guided this nation for nearly 250 years.
A Historian Pulled an Old Document Out of Storage—and Discovered an Original Magna Carta
An original version of the Magna Carta —considered one of the most important documents in all of history—was sitting ...
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Magna Carta 'copy' wrongly catalogued in 1940s found to be original
A rare, centuries-old original Magna Carta has been rediscovered after being mistakenly catalogued as a copy during a 1940s ...
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Harvard’s Magna Carta Copy Believed to be Fake Turns Out an Original!
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 ...
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Rare and authentic Magna Carta discovered long after it was purchased for $27.50
Harvard Law School in 1946 bought a "copy" of the Magna Carta for just $27.50 from a London legal book dealer, Sweet & Maxwell, according to a news release. British researchers from King’s ...
Cut-price Magna Carta 'copy' now believed genuine
A manuscript once considered an unofficial copy of Magna Carta is now believed to be a genuine version and ''one of the world ...