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Harvards unofficial copy of Magna Carta is actually an original, experts say

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<span>The discovery was made in December 2023 by David Carpenter, professor of medieval history at King's College London, while browsing Harvard Law School's digital library, and was subsequently verified through ultraviolet light and spectral imaging analysis.</span

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The discovery was made in December 2023 by David Carpenter, professor of medieval history at King's College London, while browsing Harvard Law School's digital library, and was subsequently verified through ultraviolet light and spectral imaging analysis.

<span>The document's authenticity was confirmed through multiple verification methods, including matching dimensions of 19.2 by 18.6 inches, identical handwriting features, and text comparison with other known 1300 originals.</span

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The document's authenticity was confirmed through multiple verification methods, including matching dimensions of 19.2 by 18.6 inches, identical handwriting features, and text comparison with other known 1300 originals.

<span>The manuscript's journey to Harvard has been traced to World War I flying ace Air Vice-Marshal Forster Maynard, who inherited it from anti-slavery campaigners Thomas and John Clarkson, suggesting its origin from the borough of Appleby in Westmorland.</span

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The manuscript's journey to Harvard has been traced to World War I flying ace Air Vice-Marshal Forster Maynard, who inherited it from anti-slavery campaigners Thomas and John Clarkson, suggesting its origin from the borough of Appleby in Westmorland.

<span>The 1300 Magna Carta was the final version issued by Edward I, reaffirming the original 1215 document that established the principle that even the king is subject to law, forming the basis for constitutions globally.</span

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The 1300 Magna Carta was the final version issued by Edward I, reaffirming the original 1215 document that established the principle that even the king is subject to law, forming the basis for constitutions globally.

<span>Harvard Law School has no plans to sell the document, though a similar 1297 version was sold at auction in 2007 for $21.3 million to businessman David Rubenstein, who donated it to the National Archives.</span

Harvard Law School has no plans to sell the document, though a similar 1297 version was sold at auction in 2007 for $21.3 million to businessman David Rubenstein, who donated it to the National Archives.

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Harvard’s unofficial copy of Magna Carta is actually an original

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The document's relatively modest preservation and cataloging over decades at Harvard demonstrates how even the most valuable historical artifacts can be overlooked in institutional collections. This oversight has potentially cost the university millions in proper valuation and conservation efforts, highlighting the need for more rigorous authentication processes in academic archives.

<span>The document's relatively modest preservation and cataloging over decades at Harvard demonstrates how even the most valuable historical artifacts can be overlooked in institutional collections. This oversight has potentially cost the university millions in proper valuation and conservation efforts, highlighting the need for more rigorous authentication processes in academic archives.</span>

You think Antiques Roadshow guests get a shock? Harvard University discovers the Magna Carta 'copy' they bought at auction for 20 is an ORIGINAL - and worth 16MILLION

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