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Rare copy of Magna Carta going on view at NYC museum

1297 version of Magna Carta, one of four originals of the document. This copy was formerly owned by the Brudenell family and the Earls of Cardigan, and later the Perot Foundation. David Mark Rubenstein, co-founder and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group, acquired the document in 2007 and loaned it to the National Archives and Records Administration. It is now on public display in the West Rotunda Gallery of the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C.
1297 version of Magna Carta, one of four originals of the document. This copy was formerly owned by the Brudenell family and the Earls of Cardigan, and later the Perot Foundation. David Mark Rubenstein, co-founder and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group, acquired the document in 2007 and loaned it to the National Archives and Records Administration. It is now on public display in the West Rotunda Gallery of the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C.

NEW YORK (AP) – A rare copy of the Magna Carta is going on display at a New York City museum on the 800th anniversary of the historic document.

The 1217 copy will be on view at the New-York Historical Society from Wednesday through Sept. 30.

It is on loan from Hereford Cathedral in England. It’s one of the most celebrated documents in history.

Originally issued by King John in 1215, it was modified and reissued in subsequent years.

It established for the first time the principle that everyone, including the king, was subject to the law.

The Magna Carta inspired the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.

The historical document is on a global tour including displays in China, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal and Singapore.

The New-York Historical Society will be the only U.S. venue.

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