Posted on 05/26/2021 6:35:09 PM PDT by simpson96
Criminal gangs targeting historic sites in England have struck at Arundel Castle. The rosary beads worn by Mary Queen of Scots when she was being beheaded, have “vanished” in another brazen robbery at an ancient English castle.(snip)
Police suspect “insider knowledge” must have come from Arundel Castle that helped the criminals evade CCTV detection as they made off with the rosary beads once belonging to Mary Queen of Scots.(snip)
Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded on February 8, 1587 at Fotheringhay Castle for her alleged role in a plot to murder Queen Elizabeth I . While the stolen rosary beads were are of ‘little material value’ according to the Sussex police , but their historic significance is immense, because Catholic Mary wore these very rosary beads to her execution.
Getting all Sherlockian, on Friday night when the thieves invaded the property two security guards were on duty and neither one of them heard the window being forced open, nor did they hear the display cabinet being pried apart. After the criminals seized the beads and other “royal treasures, including coronation cups spanning several centuries,” they escaped, evading all CCTV cameras and guards. Hence, this crime is suspected to have been helped, in some way, from someone inside, or intimately involved with Arundel Castle .
The raid came only days after the castle reopened to the public following the pandemic lockdown restrictions and detectives believe the criminals must have conspired with someone who knew the property inside out. When the alarm sounded at 10.30 pm police arrived only a few minutes later, but by then the getaway car was already torched and burning on a nearby road.
(Excerpt) Read more at ancient-origins.net ...
Once the head is gone, all bets are off. Yet another covid death?
The thieves probably have a customer ready to buy their swag. The amount of organization and level of payoffs required to pull this off wouldn’t be worthwhile unless they knew they could make money.
Just an old set of beads. Nothing worth losing one’s head over.
Maybe the thief will have the same luck she did?
I figure the thieves are selling a bunch of fakes to underground collectors. You have to steal the real thing though to get the con started.
The butler did it.
Wonder what Meghan was doing at the time?
Wonder what Meghan was doing at the time?
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You make me think, the art of beheading should be revived.
Possible ping of interest.
Queen Mary didn’t chop her own head off.
Always the guards...
Go full ping or go home. :)
Thanks DoodleBob. Monty Python flashback.
Probably thought they were made of gold to be melted down for sale........................
Colonel Mustard in the Library with a candlestick.................
They didn’t do her any good.....................
Are these the same guards who were watching Epstein?
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