Claim: It's possible to "seize" Edinburgh Castle using powers granted by Magna Carta.
Fact-check: Magna Carta can't be used to seize Edinburgh Castle - Full Fact
Verdict: this is completely untrue. magna carta does not, and has never, been part of scots law. the relevant clause only applies to 25 barons who lived in the 13th century, and was removed from the historic law a year after it was written.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2021-08-18T00:00:00