ON a July morning in 1907 a messenger boy was returning a piece of jewellery to a safe in Dublin Castle. But to his shock ...

To be clear, the jewels were purely ceremonial—the king has his own. They were gifted in 1830 by William IV to the Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, Ireland’s landowning pro-union elite.

The disappearance of the Irish Crown Jewels in 1907 remains unsolved. AD BY The Daily Beast Published Oct. 15 2016 12:10AM EDT Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero/The Daily Beast ...

The Irish Crown Jewels consisted of a star and a badge encrusted with diamonds, emeralds and rubies. They had great symbolic value, as well as being worth millions at today's prices.

Colonel Blood and The Crown Jewels Heist Born in Ireland in 1618, Thomas Blood was a soldier and aristocrat who fought alongside the monarchists during the English Civil War.

The unsolved theft of the Irish Crown Jewels particularly fascinatesconspiracy theorists. A new book on the saga links it to an extensive homosexual network and a plan by unionists to thwart Home ...

In 1671, Blood hatched a scheme to steal the Crown Jewels, most likely as payback for the property that had been taken from him when British rule was restored in Ireland.

Crown jewels at the Tower of London. Historic Royal Palaces The latest presentation has given curators a chance to re-evaluate some of the stories behind the jewels.

To be clear, the jewels were purely ceremonial—the king has his own. They were gifted in 1830 by William IV to the Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, Ireland’s landowning pro-union elite.