March
26
/ 2019
Press Release / University of Bristol A rare, original royal charter from the first year of King John’s reign has been discovered in Durham by a medieval historian from the University of Bristol. The document, which was not previously known to have survived, carries the seal of King John and is dated 26 March 1200, issued in York, exactly 819 years ago today. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"58635","attributes":{"alt":"King John. (Public Domain)","class":"media-image","height":"700","style":"width: 425px; height: 700px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"425"}}]] King John. ( Public Domain ) The document is held in the archives of Ushaw College Library, one of the core collections forming part of the Durham Residential Research Library (RRL), managed by Durham University. It was identified by Dr. Benjamin Pohl during his time as a Lendrum Visiting Fellow
