Harvard Law Library bought a version of the royal charter at auction for just $27.50 in 1946, the equivalent of round $450 ...

Canterbury Cathedral archivist Cressida Williams, who gave a talk on the document on Monday, said it was actually the 1225 form of Magna Carta which entered the statute books and became "the ...

Magna Carta was drafted by a group of barons who joined together for protection of their property and rights against their king. On this day in Runnymede, England in 1215, King John placed his ...

As you might remember from world history class, the Magna Carta forms the basis of democratic rule. It was first signed in 1215 by Britain’s King John.

Yes, the U.S. declared independence from the British Crown in 1776. But the kind of “king” these protesters seem to fear had already ceased to exist in Britain long before that. By the time George III ...

The Magna Carta itself, first established in 1215, was a revolutionary document that guaranteed fundamental rights and liberties, crucially placing even the monarch under the authority of the law.

Many people of interest are connected to Worcester Cathedral with some having been buried in the grounds. Among those are St Oswald, William Hamilton (2nd Duke of Hamilton) and Stanley Baldwin. You ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill discusses the Declaration of Independence and what inspired the Founders to ...

Saturday, June 14 saw one of the largest one-day protest movements in our nation’s history with more than 5 million participants. In Grand Junction, 3,000 folks spent close to two hours in the blazing ...