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The four remaining manuscripts of the Magna Carta will go on display at the House of Lords as part of commemorations to mark the 800 anniversary of the document.

They will be on public display in the palace of Westminster for just one day only on February 5, with tickets allocated to children and young people from across the UK.

The manuscripts - two held by the British Library and one each by Lincoln and Salisbury Cathedrals - laid the foundations of the rule of law.

The event marks the start of a programme of events commemorating the sealing of the Magna Carta at Runnymede on June 15 1215 as well as the 750th anniversary of the De Montfort parliament which brought together for the first time representatives of the shires and towns of England.

They include a Magna Carta and Parliament exhibition in the Queen's Robing Room at the Palace of Westminster - running from February 9 to 26 - featuring historic documents including the Petition of Right (1628), Habeas Corpus Act (1679), the Bill of Rights (1689), the Great Reform Act (1832) and the Human Rights Act (1998).

The Speaker's Art Fund has commissioned nine artists to create a series of banners marking landmark events in the history of Parliament which will go on display from tomorrow in Westminster Hall.

Commons Speaker John Bercow said: "Over the past eight centuries the public and their Parliament have shaped society and changed the way we live our lives.

"The sealing of the Magna Carta in 1215 and the Montfort parliament of 1265 marked the start of the journey towards modern rights and representation, paving the way for the House of Commons and democracy as we know it today."