Nowadays, young people want freedom of speech, privacy and safety on the net to be part of the Magna Carta. To celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, which coincides with the 25th ...

A yellowing piece of parchment covered in Latin, the Magna Carta now on view at the Library of Congress is as charming as a tax form. Hey, no one ever said cornerstones of constitutional law and civil ...

Law Library Special Collections Rare Book Room Exhibits Exploring Magna Carta This is the first printed edition of Bracton, which had circulated in manuscript for centuries. This edition was printed ...

John and his nephew battled for the throne. John won and restarted the war with France. He demanded money and men from his nobles. But within five years, French forces had routed the English. To pay ...

Two Just Stop Oil protesters aged in their 80s have smashed the glass protecting the Magna Carta and glued their hands together. Reverend Dr Sue Parfitt, 82, and Judy Bruce, 85, appeared to use a ...

The document - one of the first steps in the journey towards parliamentary democracy - will go on show at The British Library in central London as part of its 800th anniversary in June this year. The ...

One of only four surviving copies of the Magna Carta — ever heard of it? — is now on display at the Library of Congress through January. On loan from England’s Lincoln Cathedral, the 800-year-old ...