Harvard Law Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original.

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Harvard Law Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original.

Thursday 15th May 2025, 6:23AM

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.

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