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

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

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

Tucked among a trove of medieval documents was Harvard Law School Manuscript 172, identified as a copy of the Magna Carta ...

The latest comments from officials suggest the suspension of habeas corpus is not simply a thought experiment for this ...

A rare, centuries-old original Magna Carta has been rediscovered after being mistakenly catalogued as a copy during a 1940s ...

The discovery is a reminder of the principles of governance that have guided this nation for nearly 250 years.

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

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 ...

A manuscript once considered an unofficial copy of Magna Carta is now believed to be a genuine version and ''one of the world ...