silence7@slrpnk.net to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoHarvard Law Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1263arrow-down13
arrow-up1260arrow-down1external-linkHarvard Law Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original.www.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squaremriswith@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81·edit-224 hours agoA little context: It was bought just after WW2. It’s not an original, original. It’s the 1300 version, not the 1215 or 1225. It’s one of 25 known originals It’s one of 3 known to still exist outside of Britain.
minus-squarej0ester@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·edit-221 hours agoI’m going to repeat the reporter in Donald’s office when seeing the Declaration of Independence copy: ”oh my… god.”
A little context:
It was bought just after WW2.
It’s not an original, original. It’s the 1300 version, not the 1215 or 1225.
It’s one of 25 known originals
It’s one of 3 known to still exist outside of Britain.
I’m going to repeat the reporter in Donald’s office when seeing the Declaration of Independence copy:
”oh my… god.”