Harvard University purchased what it thought was a cheap replica of the Magna Carta in 1946 for $27.50 — but it turns out the ...

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

Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is ...

The original Magna Carta established in 1215 the principle that the king is subject to law. It formed the basis of ...

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 ...

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

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

A manuscript purchased by Harvard University for less than $30 as a water-stained copy of the Magna Carta is, in fact, an ...

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

The document, was purchased by Harvard University decades ago for under $30, but upon further examination experts have deemed ...

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