The discovery is a reminder of the principles of governance that have guided this nation for nearly 250 years.

Harvard’s law school library paid $27.50 in 1946 to acquire what was billed as a “somewhat rubbed and damp-stained” copy of ...

Harvard Law School bought a 1327 copy of the Magna Carta from legal book dealer Sweet & Maxwell for $27.50 in 1946. Nearly ...

Issued by Edward I in 1300, this version of the historic text is one of only seven known surviving copies. It's been hiding ...

The original Magna Carta established in 1215 the principle that the king is subject to law. It formed the basis of ...

Harvard University purchased what it thought was a cheap replica of the Magna Carta in 1946 for $27.50 — but it turns out the ...

British academics who identified the faded manuscript as an original hailed it as “one of the world’s most valuable documents ...

The Harvard Law School library bought a copy of the Magna Carta in 1946 for $27.50. It's now likely worth millions of dollars.

The Magna Carta was originally signed in 1215 by King John of England and is a hugely significant constitutional document.

A manuscript purchased by Harvard University for less than $30 as a water-stained copy of the Magna Carta is, in fact, an ...