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- Date:
- 2022/07/05 09:46
- Filename:
- 1215_magna_carta.jpg
- Caption:
- One of four surviving copies of the 1215 Magna Carta. This copy is one of two held at the British Library. It came from the collection of Sir Robert Cotton, who died in 1631. In 1731, a fire at Ashburnam House in Westminster, where his library was then housed, destroyed or damaged many of the rare manuscripts, which is why this copy is burnt.
- Copyright:
- public domain
- Format:
- JPEG
- Size:
- 6MB
- Width:
- 7200
- Height:
- 4800
- Keywords:
- Magna Carta, Great Charter, 1215, British Library
- References for:
- Magna Cata Etiam Magna Carta Libertatum
- Magna Cata Etiam Magna Carta Libertatum