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Harvard's Magna Carta find reshapes history at Harvard
Harvard researchers identified a faded 1300 Magna Carta at the Law School Library as a rare version issued by Edward I. They matched it to other copies via dimensions, handwriting, and ultraviolet imaging, confirming authenticity and valuing it in the millions. Harvard bought it in 1946 for 27.50 pounds.
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Boston
Harvard University
Britain
Edward I
David Carpenter
King’s College London
Harvard Law School
Carpenter
Vincent
Harvard
Edwardus
Appleby
Westmorland
England
Harvard Law School Library
London
Malta
Forster Maynard
Thomas
John Clarkson
Thomas Clarkson
William Lowther
Clarkson
Trump
United States
Law Libraries
Amanda Watson
Library and Information Services
Cambridge
Mass