Sentences with phrase «original magna carta»

There are also literary highlights that include Charles Dickens's handwritten draft of Nicholas Nickleby, along with Jane Austen's teenage writings with key historical documents that include: 2000 - year - old Oracle Bones from China and an original Magna Carta of 1215 — to name but a few.

Seems the original Magna Carta of 1215 was stripped of some of its complex clauses the following year.

Not exact matches

Don't miss the Cathedral, across the road, which, as well as Heath's memorial, also boasts one of the only four original copies of the Magna Carta.

Anyone who votes will be entered into the prize draw to win a pair of tickets to see two original copies of Magna Carta at the British Library.

Fancy winning tickets to see two original copies of Magna Carta?

Only three of the original 63 clauses remain in force today, but the legacy of Magna Carta runs much deeper.

It now has its own strikingly modern building up the road near St. Pancreas train station, where, in addition to books and manuscripts by Shakespeare, Wilde and Conrad, the free exhibit of treasures on display includes the 1225 reissue of the Magna Carta, original handwritten lyrics by Paul McCartney and John Lennon (including those to «A Hard Day's Night» scribbled on the back of one of young Julian's birthday cards), and Jane Austen's writing desk.

Also displayed are government papers proposing to give an original 1215 Magna Carta manuscript to the USA for support in the Second World War (until 1 September).

The exhibit features the 1215 Lincoln Cathedral Magna Carta, one of only four surviving copies of the original 1215 Magna Carta.

There could be no better way to impress your clients and empty your bank account than with your own original copy of the Magna Carta — perhaps the most important legal document in history.