Within the collection is a 1297 copy of the Magna Carta. It’s not only important to this collection but it’s an important piece of global history and the Magna Carta, of course, is ...

After the King sealed the document, many copies were made and rushed to England's administrative centres, of which only four now survive. Lincoln's is probably the best preserved. Magna Carta lays ...

“The Textus Roffensis is truly a unique manuscript: it predates the Magna Carta by almost a hundred years, contains the only copy of the oldest set of laws in English, and was penned by an English ...

However many rules from the Magna Carta, such as a ban on certain fishing methods and requirements relating to the clothing of monks, are not relevant today. There are four remaining copies of the ...

A man has been found guilty of trying to steal a copy of Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral. Mark Royden, 47, from Kent, used a hammer to try to smash through the protective case around the 805 ...

Durham Cathedral is set to display rare Magna Carta documents more than 800 years old next year. The three Magna Cartas, accompanied by three Forest Charters, will be displayed for the first time ...