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Harvard Bought A ‘Copy’ Of The Magna Carta For $27 — It Turned Out To Be The Real One
In an extraordinary revelation, researchers have confirmed that a document owned by Harvard Law School, long thought to be a ...
Rare and authentic Magna Carta discovered long after it was purchased for $27.50
British researchers have authenticated a rare version of the Magna Carta at Harvard Law School, highlighting its importance ...
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Harvard’s Magna Carta Copy Believed to be Fake Turns Out an Original!
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 ...
Harvard Law’s Magna Carta ‘copy’ is actually rare relic, researchers say
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 thought it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta. It turned out to be extremely rare
The original Magna Carta established in 1215 the principle that the king is subject to law. It formed the basis of ...
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725-year-old Magna Carta found after 80 years at Harvard, bought for $27 as a fake
A Magna Carta document, long thought to be an unofficial copy, has been confirmed as an original version dating back to 1300.
Harvard bought a copy of the Magna Carta for $27.50. It's actually rare and likely worth millions.
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.
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Harvard learned it has an authentic Magna Carta. In 1946, it paid less than $28 for it
A pair of U.K. scholars discovered the mislabeled document in Harvard Law School's digital archives. The university bought it ...
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Harvard Law School bought a copy of Magna Carta for $27. Turns out, it’s actually an original
A “copy” of Magna Carta bought decades ago by Harvard Law School for just $27.50 is now understood to be an extremely rare ...