Harvard’s law school library paid $27.50 in 1946 to acquire what was billed as a “somewhat rubbed and damp-stained” copy of ...

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

Lorin Granger, Harvard Law SchoolHarvard's law school library bought this document in 1946 for $27.50, thinking it was a copy ...

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

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

Harvard had an Antiques Roadshow moment when a professor discovered that an original copy of the Magna Carta was worth ...

For decades, Harvard Law School has had a copy of the Magna Carta in its library. Recently, pair of historians discovered ...

Nathan Tidridge, an author and expert on Canadian democracy, discusses the significance of Harvard University discovering its ...

Harvard Law School recently discovered a treasure that had been hiding in its library for decade. Two British academics say ...

A “copy” of Magna Carta bought decades ago by Harvard Law School for just $27.50 is now understood to be an extremely rare ...

BOSTON, MA – Imagine stumbling upon a forgotten treasure in your attic, only to discover it’s a priceless artifact. That’s ...

Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. It sought to prevent the king from exploiting ...