All four copies of Magna Carta brought together for just three days
Today the only remaining original copies of Magna Carta, one of the world’s most enduringly influential documents, are to be brought together for the first and probably only time.
Two copies in the British Library’s collection will be joined by one from Lincoln Cathedral and one from Salisbury Cathedral to mark the 800th anniversary of an agreement that has become a symbol of liberty and law. The four copies will remain at the British Library for just three days.
You can read more about tho special showing here.
But what is Magna Carta and why is it still important today? You can read a short explanation here.