Take a look at an image from the original Magna Carta, or follow the link to see handwriting samples from other famous documents.

See photographs and read about Egham's 1996 Magna Carta Day, which took place on the 781st anniversary of the signing of that document.

Find out about the signing of the Magna Carta in the fields surrounding Runnymede, and see a photograph of the Magna Carta memorial there.

One of the witnesses at the signing of the Magna Carta in Runneymede by King John describes the scene and the signing.

Medieval historian Roger of Wendover describes the events that took place at Runnymede in June of 1215 in his "Flowers of History."