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JEWELLERY of the Tudors
The Jewel Anne Boleyn sent to King Henry VIII depicting a woman on a ship in a storm tossed sea signifying that she was willing to brave the tempest with Henry and he was the diamond guiding the ship as her protector.
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<p>by Peggy M. Baker On 14 June 1170, young Henry, oldest surviving son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, was crowned at Westminster Abbey while his father was still living (and present). A custom not known in England before, or since! …</p>
Finger Rings
Locket ring belonging to Queen Elizabeth I. It is said she always carried a portrait of her mother, Anne Boleyn in this ring.
Cambridge King's College - Tudor Rose
Tudor Rose, Cambridge King's College -- The emblem of King Henry VIII was the Tudor rose and the Beaufort portcullis. The red and white Tudor rose represented the combination of the House of York and the House of Lancaster. The Beaufort portcullis relates to his Tudor ancestors.
Locket ring belonging to Queen Elizabeth I, I've pinned this before. If you flip the ring open there is an image of Elizabeth and her mother, Anne.
How Wonderful and Quirky Is Edinburgh - A Wanderful Life
From the Declaration of Arbroath, painted on the wall of the National Museum of Scotland. --- "For we fight not for glory, nor riches, nor honours, but Freedom alone, which no good man gives up except with his life."