The next 12 months are an opportunity to remind Americans that their political institutions were created to serve the founding documents.

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Harvard Law School's document labeled as an unofficial copy since 1946 is actually an original Magna Carta from 1300. Professors David Carpenter and Nicholas Vincent confirmed its authenticity through ...

The 1300 Magna Carta has small differences from other versions, and the changes are found in every 1300 original, Carpenter said, which was helpful when comparing the Harvard document to the others.

A "copy" of the Magna Carta, purchased by Harvard Law School in 1946, has been authenticated. (Lorin Granger, Harvard Law School) Previously, only six originals of the document were known to exist.

The Magna Carta was first created by King John in 1215, designed as a peace agreement between himself and barons, who forced the king to change the way England was ruled.

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 ...

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 ...

In 1946, Harvard purchased what they believed to be a cheap copy of Magna Carta for $25.70. It turned out to be a screaming deal, because the document is actually a rare early 14th-century edition ...