article_snippet: Prince Charles, who arrived in the U.S. yesterday evening with Charles wife, also visited the National Archives today  to view the 1297 Magna Carta and the Declaration of Independence.
article_snippet: The document, a successor to the original 1209 charter, was reissued by Edward I as a quid pro quo for extra funds with which to wage war on Scotland.
article_snippet: Charles also viewed copies of the Declaration of Independence and Magna Carta during Charles trip to the National Archives on Wednesday .
article_snippet: Charles will mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta during a visit to the National Archives where Charles will view the 'Charters of Freedom' and the 1297 version of Magna Carta .