400-year-old Royal Charter - Arkeonews

31 March 2026 The Future is the Product of the Past

The charter was donated to the city by a bookseller in the 1950s after he realised what it was. Credit: West Yorkshire Archive Service

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How Did a 400-Year-Old Royal Charter Nearly End Up as a Lampshade?

18 February 2026

A 17th-century Royal Charter that laid the legal foundations of Leeds was once just moments away from being cut up...