British researchers have authenticated a rare version of the Magna Carta at Harvard Law School, highlighting its importance ...

David Carpenter, a professor of medieval history at King's College London, was browsing Harvard Law School Library's online collections in December 2023 when he stumbled on something odd: a manuscript ...

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

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

It languished in obscurity for decades—a stained, neglected parchment dismissed as a mere copy. But now, a manuscript tucked ...

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the discovery that what Harvard University thought was a copy of the Magna Carta is actually an original.

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

For decades, Harvard Law School has had a copy of the Magna Carta in its library. Recently, pair of historians discovered ...

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

Harvard Law School recently discovered a treasure that had been hiding in its library for decade. Two British academics say ...

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

The US education department on Monday announced that Harvard University will not receive any new federal grants until it complies with a set of demands from President Donald Trump's administration.