I enjoyed the section on the Magna Carta's Anniversary, ("800 Years of Magna Carta," NYLJ, May 1), but I think history diminished its importance. It granted rights mostly to the nobility and expressly ...

While the very signing of the Abraham Accords is an unprecedented step towards regional and worldwide peace, there is not one ...

The Magna Carta was signed on June 15, 1215, when King John met with the Barons at Runnymede, a meadow on the south bank of the River Thames, just outside London. It is considered one of the most ...

The Queen leads celebrations to commemorate the sealing of the Magna Carta. — -- Queen Elizabeth led celebrations today to commemorate the sealing of the Magna Carta 800 years ago in a field ...

Legend has it that after he was forced to agree to the Magna Carta in 1215, King John of England threw himself on the floor in a rage, crawling around and biting on a stick like a dog. There were good ...

Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document it had purchased for less than $30. But two researchers have concluded it ...