In the 40s, Harvard purchased a faded, stained copy of the Magna Carta for $US27. But in a startling discovery, two British researchers have confirmed it is a rare ...

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.

“The text had to be correct.” Vincent and Carpenter’s next puzzle was to work out how Harvard came to possess an original Magna Carta. They traced its provenance, beginning with the $27.50 ...

In 1946, Harvard purchased what they believed to be a cheap copy of Magna Carta for $25.70. It turned out to be a screaming ... text of HLS MS 172 with other original copies of Magna Carta from ...

The original Magna Carta established in 1215 the principle that the king is subject to law, and it has formed the basis of constitutions globally.

After the 1215 original printed by King John, five other editions were written in the following decades — until 1300, the last time the full document was set out ... copy of the Magna Carta ...

A “copy” of Magna Carta bought decades ago by Harvard Law School for just $27.50 is now understood to be an extremely rare original from 1300, according to new research. British historians ...

A “copy” of the Magna Carta, the medieval English document that has formed the basis of constitutions around the world, owned by Harvard Law School is actually an exceedingly rare original ...

A Magna Carta classified by Harvard as an unofficial copy for almost 80 years has been declared as an original issued by Edward I from 1300, the university has announced. The discovery means that ...

British historians were able to verify the document's true authenticity after an academic stumbled across the item.