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  • Detectorist Finds Tudor Jewellery Inscribed With Initials of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

    02/02/2023 8:15:34 AM PST · by SunkenCiv · 90 replies
    Heritage Daily ^ | January 2023 | Historic England
    The find was discovered in Warwickshire, England, and was subsequently reported to the local Finds Liaison Officer from the Portable Antiquities Scheme, who in turn notified Historic England.Experts have dated the jewellery to the early 16th century AD, with a most likely date of 1521 during his marriage to Catherine (married 1509 until their annulment in 1533)...The jewellery is made from gold, with a heart-shaped pendant attached to a 75-link gold chain. The front of the pendant has been decorated with a motif depicting a red and white Tudor rose, entwined with a pomegranate bush (the symbols of Henry VIII...