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Metal Detectorist Discovers Rare Gold Pendant Celebrating Henry VIII’s First Marriage
The gold pendant likely dates to around 1521. Illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos via Birmingham Museums Trust under CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons under public domain In June 1520, the rulers of ...
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A heart-shaped pendant linked to Henry VIII was dug up on an English farm, pointing to a more romantic side to the Tudor king
An intricate 500-year-old gold pendant, recently unearthed on an English farm, may provide evidence of King Henry VIII's romantic side. The heart-shaped locket is engraved with "H" and "K", the ...
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Amateur detectorist finds stunning gold necklace linked to Henry VIII
Charlie Clarke had only been metal detecting for six months when, in 2019, he unearthed a gold pendant in Warwickshire, in England’s West Midlands region. The pendant featured the symbols of ...
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Metal Detector Hobbyist Finds a 500-Year-Old Pendant Linked to Henry VIII
Mr. Clarke pulled up a gold chain and heart-shaped pendant, adorned with symbols his friend recognized as connected to Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. At first, he thought it ...
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Tiny First Temple-era Phoenician pendant is ‘earliest gold artifact’ found in Jerusalem
This week a rare, 3,000-year-old gold pendant discovered in Jerusalem was revealed to the public as part of a US-based exhibit of artifacts related to the First Temple period. The tiny pendant or ...