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Metal Detector Hobbyist Finds a 500-Year-Old Pendant Linked to Henry VIII

"We all thought: My goodness, is this for real? Could this possibly be?” Rachel King, curator of Renaissance Europe for the British Museum, said in an interview on Friday.
Researchers have confirmed the pendant’s authenticity, placing it at about 500 years old, ..."

nytimes.com/2023/02/03/world/e

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Claire Barnes · @ClaireFromClare
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A splendid has been digitised & highlighted by the . It's a grant by & his queen , "reigning as one" (regnante en uno), in the year in which Lord Edward son of of England was knighted in - 1254, when the future came to marry . The attached seal of Castile & León is not wax but lead.
blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscrip

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This Christmas we’re offering the first three issues of Tudor Places as a bundle for £19.99 (or £15.99 for digital versions!).

Issues 01, 02 and 03 are packed with fascinating articles - by wonderful authors, historians and experts in the field.

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But is famous for more than just its fireworks celebrations...

in 1264 the battle of Lewes took place, where Simon de Montfort defeated Henry III? This victory would go on to have a lasting impact on the structure of English Parliaments. Read more👇 ow.ly/otiH50LquhC

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