A "copy" of the Magna Carta, purchased by Harvard Law School in 1946, has been authenticated by British researchers, marking a significant historical discovery of the rare document.

Harvard Law School bought a 1327 copy of the Magna Carta from legal book dealer Sweet & Maxwell for $27.50 in 1946. Nearly eight decades later, two researchers have discovered it's actually an ...

A pair of U.K. scholars discovered the mislabeled document in Harvard Law School's digital archives. The university bought it for just $27.50 in 1946. It turned out to be an authentic copy dating ...

The Harvard Magna Carta is thought to have been issued to the former parliamentary borough of Appleby in Westmorland, England. The Harvard Law School Library bought it in 1946 for $27.50 ...

In 1946, Harvard Law School purchased an early copy of the Magna Carta for $27.50. Even adjusting to about $451 in today’s valuation, the historic document described as “somewhat rubbed and ...

A 1297 version of the Magna Carta sold at auction in 2007 for $21.3 million. A document with a colorful history The other mystery behind the document was the journey it took to Harvard.

The original Magna Carta established in 1215 the principle that the king is subject to law. It formed the basis of constitutions globally. Harvard's 'cheap' copy of Magna Carta turned out to be rare ...

Original copies of the Magna Carta are extremely rare, and until now, it was believed that only six still existed. In 2007, one version of the document from the 1300s sold for $21.3 million.

British researchers have determined that a “copy” of the Magna Carta owned by the Harvard Law School Library is a rare original issued by England’s King Edward I in 1300. The copy was ...

Magna Carta is not and cannot ever be considered British. Surely the union of Parliaments 1st May 1707 is when Britishness was defined and if we do require to celebrate Britishness is this not it?

BOSTON (AP) — 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.