#archival-discovery

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History
fromThe Atlantic
3 days ago

Secrets of a Radical Duke

A large ceremonial parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence—the Sussex Declaration—was discovered in West Sussex, implying British transatlantic connections to American independence.
Law
fromThe Washington Post
4 months ago

In Harvard's archives, British scholars find a lost Magna Carta

A rare original of the Magna Carta was discovered at Harvard Law School, previously misidentified as a copy.
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