Image of William Blackstone's The Great Charter and Charter of the Forest

William Blackstone's The Great Charter and Charter of the Forest contains the texts of fourteen...

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Image title: William Blackstone's The Great Charter and Charter of the Forest contains the texts of fourteen medieval documents, tracing the history of Magna Carta from the Articles of the Barons in 1215 to the confirmation of the charter by King Edward I (r. 1272-1307) in 1300. The Great Charter was a pioneering piece of historical scholarship, based on examination of the original documents. Most importantly, Blackstone was the first to publish an accurate version of the text of Magna Carta as issued by King John in 1215. In so doing, he was able to establish that the 1215 Magna Carta was significantly different from the version entered on the Statute Roll in 1297 (itself derived from the 1225 Magna Carta)
Location: British Library, London, UK
Date: 1759 AD (C18th AD)

Image description: The Great Charter and Charter of the Forest, with other authentic instruments; to which is prefixed, an introductory discourse, containing the history of the charters, etc. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1759 Source/Shelfmark: 676.h.3, page 11
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: book / print / written language / event / events / 18th century / legacy / text / british library exhibitions / magna carta exhibition / liberty / magna carta anniversary / british library exhibition

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