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British academics who identified the faded manuscript as an original hailed it as “one of the world’s most valuable documents ...
Harvard University purchased what it thought was a cheap replica of the Magna Carta in 1946 for $27.50 — but it turns out the ...
In 1946, Harvard Law School purchased an early copy of the Magna Carta for $27.50. Even adjusting to about $451 in today’s ...
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All That's Interesting on MSNThis Stained Document Sitting In Harvard’s Archives Since 1946 Turns Out To Be An Original Magna Carta Issued In 1300"The instant I saw it, I knew! Everything about the document looked right." In 1946, Harvard Law School bought a stained, ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNHarvard Bought This Stained Copy of the Magna Carta for $27.50. It Turned Out to Be an OriginalIssued by Edward I in 1300, this version of the historic text is one of only seven known surviving copies. It's been hiding ...
A manuscript purchased by Harvard University for less than $30 as a water-stained copy of the Magna Carta is, in fact, an ...
Harvard had an Antiques Roadshow moment when a professor discovered that an original copy of the Magna Carta was worth ...
The Magna Carta was a landmark legal document responsible for shifting the balance of power away from the kings who had spent ...
Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document ...
A pair of U.K. scholars discovered the mislabeled document in Harvard Law School's digital archives. The university bought it ...
Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is ...
Harvard Law School bought a 1327 copy of the Magna Carta from legal book dealer Sweet & Maxwell for $27.50 in 1946. Nearly ...
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