Boston — 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 ...

Police in Salisbury, England, have arrested a man who, they say, tried to steal the Magna Carta — the 1215 document that established basic tenets of the rule of law. "The Magna Carta has not been ...

Hear ye, hear ye! One of only four surviving copies of the original Magna Carta — dated from 1215 — is coming to Boston this summer. The historic document will displayed in its own specially designed ...

It's written on sheepskin, in ink made from oak tree acids. The brownish-purple text, tiny and tidy, is perfectly clear after nearly 800 years. The 1217 Magna Carta and 1215 King's Writ are on display ...

BOSTON — 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 ...

Here’s a great property for fans of the “great charter.” The home built on the English island where King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215 is available for sale, priced at 4.25 million British ...