Magna Carta

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Man Tried To Steal Magna Carta, 800-Year-Old Symbol Of The Law, Police Say

12:26pm October 26, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Police in Salisbury, England, have arrested a man accused of trying to steal the Magna Carta — the 1215 document that established basic tenets of the rule of law.

The London copy of the 1215 Magna Carta, on display by the British Library. The document was sealed on June 15, 1215.

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Magna Carta, 'This Awful Thing' That Shaped Legal Rights, Turns 800

12:18pm June 15, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The landmark birthday prompted a Google Doodle in Britain depicting a man in chains — a reference to the rights that were eventually extended beyond the nobility.

Two original Magna Carta manuscripts from 1215 are on display at the British Library in London.

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At 800 And Aging Well, The Magna Carta Is Still A Big Draw

8:44am April 20, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Issued by an embattled King John in 1215, the document sometimes called England's greatest export is now on display at the British Library, where it's pulling in large crowds.

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