Harvard Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original.
www.nytimes.com
Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300.
  • InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    The Magna Carta put strict limits on the power of English kings, and created the right to jury of one’s peers among other things.