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A manuscript purchased by Harvard University for less than $30 as a water-stained copy of the Magna Carta is, in fact, an extremely rare document from 1300.
Set in the serenely good-looking Chapter House and along part of the cloisters, ... Lincoln Castle (01522 782040; lincolncastle.com) walls, prison and Magna Carta £12; jail and Magna Carta £10.
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 ...
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 ...
The Chapter House will also be closed from January 6 until January 26 while a new enclosure for the Magna Carta is constructed. READ MORE: Cathedral celebrates long-standing tradition that dates ...
For 80 years, Harvard Law School believed the Magna Carta it bought for $27.50 was a reproduction. Now, British researchers think the document is a genuine version—one of a few still in existence.
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.
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.
One of the four remaining copies of Magna Carta has been placed inside a new display box to prevent fading and to increase its security. The document, which was signed in 1215, is based at ...
On Sept. 23, the President signed into law Republic Act No. 12021, otherwise known as the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers.