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26 Oct 18
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Alleged attempted theft of the Magna Carta.
Btw, do you know where it was signed?
Btw, do you know where it was signed?
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It was never actually signed. King John put his name to the document using a wax seal.
Couldn't even write and they made him king! How non elitist and egalitarian they were back then.
It was never actually signed . How interesting . I didn't realise that but I guess the seal was deemed the eqivalent in those days .
Would have been a better story if the attempted theft had been successful and it had been recovered during a dawn raid on the Russian Embassy
Would have been a better story if the attempted theft had been successful and it had been recovered during a dawn raid on the Russian Embassy
Reynard - that was the procedure followed by all medieval monarchs but it could have been signed as quills and ink were in use.
The £2 coin actually shows King John holding Magna Carta in one hand and a large quill in the other.
The £2 coin actually shows King John holding Magna Carta in one hand and a large quill in the other.
I once used a wheelbarrow for this and really burned my hands :( Absolutely USELSS as a Magma Carta.
Must be disappointing reading my posts then!
For some reason I'm thinking that joke should be in "Viz".
For some reason I'm thinking that joke should be in "Viz".
It's an amusing play on words and in no way offensive to politically correct souls such as myself 
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