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It is the oldest surviving piece of the Crown Jewels (and the only surviving English royal goldsmith's work from the 1100s), first recorded in the Royal Collection in 1349 as "a spoon of ancient form", and was probably made for Henry II or Richard I. [160]
The Crown of Princess Blanche. The Crown of Princess Blanche, also called the Palatine Crown or Bohemian Crown, is the oldest surviving royal crown known to have been in England, and probably dates to 1370–80. It is made of gold with diamonds, balas rubies, emeralds, sapphires, enamel and pearls. Its height and diameter are both 18 ...
The Honours, or 'crown jewels', including the Stone of Scone, are kept in Edinburgh Castle. They are the oldest surviving crown jewels in the United Kingdom. The crown dates from at least 1540 and the sceptre and the sword were gifts by Pope Alexander VI and Pope Julius II respectively to the King of Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries.
The oldest crown ever found in England, a dented bronze circlet, turned up two days after Christmas 1988, a full 2,000 years after both it and the man who wore it — now no more than a skull ...
Heraldic crown inspired on the Tudor crown but with maple leaves replacing the crosses and the fleurs-de-lys. The insignia of the order of Canada sits on its top. Croatia Crown of Zvonimir: Denmark Crown of Christian V: Kept in Rosenborg Castle: Denmark Crown of Christian IV: Kept in Rosenborg Castle: Egypt Heraldic Crown of Egypt: Finland ...
It's well known that the crown jewels -- a collection kept at the Tower of London for over 600 years -- are incredibly precious.
Queen Elizabeth II, as the head of the British state and sovereign, also acts as the head of the monarch, or The Crown. The Crown owns a great deal of property, including The Crown Jewels, a ...
The spinel is one of the oldest gems in the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, with a history dating back to the mid-14th century. According to a legend originating from the 1760s, the stone has been in the possession of the English and later British monarchy since it was given in 1367 by the Spanish king Peter of Castile to the then Prince of ...