Inside the English Estate Where the Magna Carta Was Signed

Even though this Victorian estate on the idyllic River Thames was completed in 1834, the property has a history that dates back much further. Its biggest claim to fame is that it was built on the same site where King John is believed to have signed the Magna Carta in June 1215. Today, the Grade II-listed home in Runnymede includes a specially commissioned Charter Room that holds the stone slab on which the famous document was sealed.  

The waterside residence, which has…