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

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 ...

Issued by Edward I in 1300, this version of the historic text is one of only seven known surviving copies. It's been hiding ...

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

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

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

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