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A Historian Pulled an Old Document Out of Storage—and Discovered an Original Magna Carta It was believed a copy when purchased in 1946 for $27.50. By Tim Newcomb Published: May 20, 2025 9:00 AM EDT ...

The Magna Carta was first created by King John in 1215, designed as a peace agreement between himself and barons, ... This included the American constitution. How did Harvard get one?

The Magna Carta was first created by King John in 1215, ... This included the American constitution. Nicholas Vincent, a professor of medieval history at the University of East Anglia.

Harvard Law School has discovered that a manuscript it purchased in the 1930s for just $27.50 is, in fact, a genuine 1300 edition of the Magna Carta—one of only 25 known to still exist.

A 1297 Magna Carta sold at auction in 2007 for $21.3 million, but Watson said a sale is unlikely. Advertisement “We aren’t in the practice of selling our museum and library collections,” she ...

It was a key document in the drawing up of the US declaration of independence and constitution. King Edward I then issued a final version of the Magna Carta with minor changes, also known as the ...