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A family in England was weeding their garden when they unearthed a valuable treasure — a buried hoard of gold coins dating back to the 1400s, depicting English monarchs from Edward IV to Henry VIII.
A SECRET stash of gold coins dating back to King Henry VIII’s reign have been found in an English garden. Experts think a priest could have hidden the coins back in the 1540s. The treasure wa… ...
Gardeners Unearth Coins Inscribed With Initials of Henry VIII’s First Three Wives The find is one of more than 47,000 recorded by the U.K.’s Portable Antiquities Scheme in 2020 ...
In 1649, Oliver Cromwell abolished the monarchy, beheaded King Charles I and ordered the crown, once worn by Henry VIII, to be melted down, minted and sold as coins — orders that weren’t followed.
An extremely rare 22-carat gold coin from the reign of Henry VIII, considered the origin of the pound, is set to go under the hammer this month in London. It is one of only five known examples on ...
Rare 22-carat gold Henry VIII coin issued by Tower of London between 1538 and 1541 which was the 'origin of the pound' sells for £64,000 at auction.
Henry VIII wasn't exactly popular during his outlandish reign five centuries ago: the English king killed a Cardinal, removed himself from the Catholic Church to secure a divorce from his first ...
New coins that feature a remastered portrait of Henry VIII have been unveiled by the Royal Mint. The coins mark the fifth coin in the Mint’s British monarchs collection and the second in the ...
A SECRET stash of gold coins dating back to King Henry VIII’s reign have been found in an English garden. Experts think a priest could have hidden the coins back in the 1540s. The treasure wa… ...
New coins that feature a remastered portrait of Henry VIII have been unveiled by the Royal Mint. The coins mark the fifth coin in the Mint’s British monarchs collection and the second in the ...