Magna Carta copy fetches $19 Million

[Panopticon]

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j50Xa...wD8TK7RCG0

NEW YORK (AP) — A 710-year-old copy of the declaration of human rights known as the Magna Carta — the version that became part of English law — was auctioned Tuesday for $21.3 million*, a Sotheby's spokeswoman said.

The document, which had been expected to draw bids of $30 million or higher, was bought by David Rubenstein of The Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, the spokeswoman said. * $19M + commission

Rubenstein told the BBC the document will be returned on permanent loan to the National Archive.

[AAA]

It's an interesting read, though outdated by current PC standards.

"God" "Free Men" "Earls and barons"

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/magnacarta.html

[cbelt3]

One assumes that they will sell it to Her Britannic Majesty so that the offending document can be ripped up and a proper Monarchy re-established.

[Lux Interior]

[quote cbelt3]One assumes that they will sell it to Her Britannic Majesty so that the offending document can be ripped up and a proper Monarchy re-established.
From what I understand, that's basically what the king did after the original was put into law.