Magna Carta Documents on Show at the Houses of Parliament
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 05: The Salisbury Cathedral 1215 copy of the Magna Carta is looked at by, from left, Parliamentary archive conservator Oriana Calman, Chris Woods the director of the National Conservation Service and Salisbury Cathedral archivist Emily Naish before being placed in a cabinet to be displayed alongside the other three surviving original parchment engrossments of the Magna Carta to mark the 800th anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215, in the Queen's Robing Room at the Houses of Parliament on February 5, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. The four original copies of the charter have been put on display together for one day on Thursday for the opening of the exhibition "Magna Carta and Parliament" which runs during February. The Magna Carta established the timeless principle that no individual, even a monarch, is above the law. In 1215, 40 rebellious barons came together to declare their rights to King John, and he reluctantly consented to their demands in an attempt to avoid civil war. (Photo by Matt Dunham - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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