Magna Carta

:This article follows the usual academic style and refers to the document as "Magna Carta" rather than "the Magna Carta".

Copies

Numerous copies were made each time it was issued, so all of the participants would each have one. Several of those still exist and some are on permanent display. The original version of Magna Carta sealed by King John in 1215 has not survived. Four contemporaneous copies (known as "exemplifications") remain, all of which are located in the UK: two held by the British Library, one at Lincoln Castle, and one at Salisbury Cathedral. Thirteen other versions of Magna Carta dating to 1297 or earlier survive, including four from 1297.

Related Topics:
Exemplification - British Library - Lincoln Castle - Salisbury Cathedral

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In 1952 the Australian Government purchased a 1297 copy of Magna Carta for £12,500. This copy is now on display in the Members' Hall of Parliament House, Canberra. In September 1984, The Perot Foundation purchased another copy of the 1297 issue of Magna Carta. This copy is on indefinite loan to the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.

Related Topics:
1952 - Parliament House - Canberra - 1984 - National Archives and Records Administration

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