Literary scholar Elaine Treharne painstakingly examined every letter and punctuation mark of the Salisbury Magna Carta in making her discovery about the document’s origin. Credit: L.A. Cicero Eight hundred years ago, one of the world’s most important documents was born. Issued by King John of England in 1215, the Magna Carta (“Great Charter”) acknowledged the […]
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Via handwriting analysis, scholar discovers unknown Magna Carta scribe

