Harvard Law Library bought a version of the royal charter at auction for just $27.50 in 1946, the equivalent of round $450 ...

Canterbury Cathedral archivist Cressida Williams, who gave a talk on the document on Monday, said it was actually the 1225 form of Magna Carta which entered the statute books and became "the ...

Magna Carta was drafted by a group of barons who joined together for protection of their property and rights against their king. On this day in Runnymede, England in 1215, King John placed his ...

Yes, the U.S. declared independence from the British Crown in 1776. But the kind of “king” these protesters seem to fear had already ceased to exist in Britain long before that. By the time George III ...

The Magna Carta (Latin for “Great Charter”) was signed on June 15, 1215, at Runnymede Meadows near London. English barons collectively sought to restrict King John’s arbitrary orders and had him agree ...

Human rights, defined as the basic rights and freedoms inherent to all individuals, have evolved considerably in both scope and application in the modern era. Contemporary societies have increasingly ...

The 65-year-old who represented himself and had with him a copy of the Magna Carta 1215 throughout the six-day trial, said he would be appealing the verdicts and wanted the forms to do so.

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill discusses the Declaration of Independence and what inspired the Founders to ...