Harvard-Uin: Copy of the Magna Carta turns out to be real
British scientists have made a sensational find at the US elite university Harvard. After the Second World War, the university had bought a « copy » of the famous Magna Carta for $ 27.50 – now scientists have almost accidentally discovered that it was an original from 1300, as the university said.
Most recently, an original was bought in 2007 by the owner of the Baseball team Baltimore Orioles for $ 21.3 million in 2007 and then donated to the National Archive in Washington.
A grave secret of the « black prince » is ventilated
The Magna Carta, originally from 1215, is considered the forerunner of modern constitutions. It is recorded that the king is not above the law. King Johann Ohland, who was sitting on the English throne from 1199 to 1216, was forced by the English barons to recognize them. His descendants, Heinrich III. And Eduard I exhibited them again, most recently 1300.
Find more by chance
The professor of medieval history at the King’s College in London, David Carpenter, had leafed for a research project in the university’s digital library, as he described the « Washington Post ». When he came across a photo of the alleged copy, he was frozen and thought: « Oh, my God » he told the newspaper. « This is an original. »
The third King Charles
He then showed the document to his colleague Nicholas Vincent, who immediately recognized it as the original. « The layout, the text, the handwriting and the big E for Eduard », that is all characteristics of other originals, he told the newspaper. Vincent called the Magna Carta in a message from the university of one of the most famous documents in world history.
Professor indicates reference to Trump
Professor Carter called it a happy coincidence that on that of US President Donald Trump A document under pressure has been found in which it is determined that there is no ruler above the law. « He can’t just take away your country, but also has to adhere to the laws, » said Carpenter of the « Washington Post ». Trump accuses the university to be left, woke and anti -Semitic And wants to shorten the remedies, among other things.
