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23 days ago

It featured the queen, Rupert Everett and horses paying their respects, amid a combination of romance, absurdity and delight at Southwark Cathedral last week

Jilly Cooper’s memorial last week started …

27 days ago

Campaigners criticise use of ‘vulnerable’ devices at Salisbury Cathedral and Parthenon despite their removal from sensitive UK government sites

Security cameras guarding Magna Carta are provided by a …

5 months ago

This true crime drama about a woman who forced the government to change the law so her daughter’s killer could be jailed is totally elevated by Smith. Her brilliance turns it into genuinely moving TV

8 months ago

Peter Sorrell, 65, carried a copy of the Magna Carta throughout his trial and insisted the court had no jurisdiction. But a jury took just two-and-a-half hours to convict him.
Freedom of expression is one of the pillars of British civilisation. It is the noble idea that lay at the heart of the Magna Carta and inspired the defeat of Nazi tyranny

9 months ago

The document is a reminder we’ve been fighting autocracy for centuries – and we can’t give up now

Sometimes, miraculous financial windfalls happen when you need them most. A college student finding $…

A manuscript, once considered an unofficial copy of Magna Carta, is now believed to be genuine and ''one of the world's most valuable documents''.

Document issued by Edward I in 1300 was bought by law school library for just $27 in 1946

A Magna Carta wrongly listed as an unofficial copy for nearly 80 years has been confirmed as an original from …

More than 700 years after the iconic document was originally drafted, new analysis has found the handwriting and sizing of Harvard's $27.50 auction snap up are consistent with authentic records.

12 months ago

The flag of liberty is flying low in modern Britain. The country that introduced Magna Carta, pioneered parliamentary democracy and defeated Nazi tyranny has seen an alarming erosion in free speech.

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