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the Briton, who was trying to steal from a Cathedral in the city of Salisbury copy of the Magna Carta in 1215, handed down a guilty verdict. He was given four years in prison, according to the website of the police of Wiltshire.

“It was a strong attempt at a document of great historical significance. The Magna Carta is a document of great importance for our country and many other countries that share our democratic traditions,” — said during the meeting, the judge Richard Parkes.

In October 2018 mark Royden included in the Cathedral fire alarm. He then ran into the Church and tried with a hammer to break the glass window, behind which lay a rare document. The attacker quickly grabbed the Charter is not affected. Royden himself explained his action by the fact that you doubted its authenticity.

the Salisbury copy of the Magna Carta — one of only four surviving copies of the document. It regulated a number of legal rights of the free population of England. The Charter consists of 63 items relating to taxes, levies, duties, court, Church, cities, merchants, inheritance and guardianship.