Now threatening citizens for what they post online, one would hardly believe that England had once possessed a hard-won ...

Three rare Magna Cartas will go on display to celebrate the 800th anniversary of a 1225 issue. Durham Cathedral will exhibit ...

This posturing was important. If the Great Charter were viewed as an introductory document, with rights being granted by a king, then a king (such as Charles I) theoretically could revoke them. It was ...

The three on display will be the only surviving 1216 Magna Carta along with issues from 1225 and 1300, and three Forest ...

From July 11 to November 2, 2025, visitors will be able to see the rare documents as part of a new exhibition, Magna Carta ...

To try to keep the peace with rebellious barons and landowners, King John agreed to the Magna Carta in 1215. It was the first written document that established the rule of law and limited the king ...

Durham Cathedral is set to display rare Magna Carta documents described as "remarkable" and aged more than 800-years-old in ...

Two environmental activists in their 80s attacked on Friday the casing of the historic Magna Carta document at London's British Library, causing damage to the glass case but leaving the document ...

The Metropolitan Police said two protesters hit the protective enclosure around the historic document with a hammer ... which was minimal" and "the Magna Carta itself remains undamaged".

The Magna Carta outlines many rights of seafarers ... them if these are found in a single place – it’s why we have documents such as the Bill of Rights after all. In addition, the Magna ...