Here’s a great property for fans of the “great charter.” The home built on the English island where King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215 is available for sale, priced at 4.25 million British ...

King John was one of England’s least popular monarchs. In this episode of Dead Funny History, historian Greg Jenner explores how his chaotic reign led to one of the most important legal documents in ...

The Magna Carta, or “Great Charter” — to which England’s King John affixed his seal June 15, 1215, 810 years ago Sunday — was essentially a peace treaty that was intended to end a civil war between ...

In just a few weeks, fireworks will illuminate the night sky, parades will proceed down Main Streets, and the American people, even while social distancing, will pause to celebrate the Fourth of July, ...

A rare original Magna Carta, misidentified and sold “for a fairly derisory price”, has been uncovered 80 years after it was wrongly catalogued. The remarkable discovery was made by Professor David ...

Ben Robinson retraces the dramatic last days of King John, England's most disastrous monarch, and uncovers the legend of his lost treasure. Ten days took King John from ruler of an empire to sudden ...

In May 1983 a major event took place in Corpus Christi. The Magna Carta — the Great Charter — was here.

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.But two researchers have concluded it ...

Join Greg Jenner for a hilarious history of King John – the unlucky monarch behind Magna Carta, civil war, and some very soggy crown jewels. Show more Dead Funny History: King John and the Magna Carta ...