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Harvard Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original.
Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is ...
Harvard’s $27.50 ‘copy’ of Magna Carta revealed to be original worth millions
Tucked among a trove of medieval documents was Harvard Law School Manuscript 172, identified as a copy of the Magna Carta ...
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Harvard thought its faded Magna Carta was a cheap copy. It’s actually more than 700 years old
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and ...
Harvard bought a Magna Carta copy for $27. It turned out to be an original from 1300.
Harvard Law School bought a 1327 copy of the Magna Carta from legal book dealer Sweet & Maxwell for $27.50 in 1946. Nearly ...
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Harvard learned it has an authentic Magna Carta. In 1946, it paid less than $28 for it
A pair of U.K. scholars discovered the mislabled document in Harvard Law School's digital archives. The university bought it ...
In Harvard’s archives, British scholars find a lost Magna Carta
At a moment when Harvard is battling the Trump administration, a scholar who helped discover the charter said it was an ...
Harvard’s $27 Magna Carta ‘Copy’ Has a Multimillion-Dollar Secret
An original copy of the Magna Carta has sat in Harvard Law School’s library for decades without anyone realizing it. Since ...
Harvard’s $27 copy of Magna Carta revealed to be extremely rare original
A manuscript purchased by Harvard University for less than $30 as a water-stained copy of the Magna Carta is, in fact, an ...
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What Alito got right in his El Salvador case dissent
With its origins in the Magna Carta of 1215, due process is core to ... It protects universities such as Harvard from having federal funds cut off without following the procedures the law requires.