Magna Carta returns to display at Salisbury Cathedral after man wielding hammer tried to steal it

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of the oldest surviving copies of the Magna Carta has gone back on public display following an attempted theft. Emily Naish, cathedral archivist and curator of the Magna Carta exhibition, said: "Something like this is an archivist's nightmare and it was a great relief to know that the charter had escaped unscathed. The original case was made by specialist showcase makers Click Netherfield and installed at the cathedral in 2015 as part of Magna Carta 800 - the celebrations marking the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the 1215 Magna Carta in Runnymede. Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events The damaged glass from the original case will be exhibited alongside the Magna Carta in the exhibition, taking its place in the narrative and legacy of this remarkable document.