The 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, the charter of liberties which has influenced legal and human rights systems around the world, will be marked in London from July 23 with a nine week public exhibition at the Society of Antiquaries. The Society, based in Burlington House just off Piccadilly and Kelmscott Manor in Oxfordshire, owns three rare 13th century copies. A 1225 reissue by King Henry III, the version later confirmed in English law, is featured. A grant of £123,304 (€143,160) from the National Lottery enabled this project, which also highlights the Charter of the Forest. This companion document safeguarded the rights of freemen. The exhibition is open on Wednesdays to Fridays until September 19 and admission is free. Founded in 1707 The Society of Antiquaries is Britain’s oldest learned society concerned with the study of the remains of the past. Pictured here is a contemporary copy of the 1225 Magna Carta, The Halesowen Abbey Scroll.