Interesting article in the Guardian about the reconstruction of Henry VIII's crown, destroyed by Cromwell's cultural vandals in the 17th century along with all of the royal regalia (most of it centuries old) apart from one lone C12th spoon.
Article with video here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/ ... intcmp=239
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Henry VIII's crown recreated
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annis, VERY interesting!! Thank you for the link, I hadn't heard about this.
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Thanks Annis.
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Here's the portrait of Charles I standing beside the Tudor crown which was used as a guide by those creating the new version. Poor old Charles- given a few more years and the crown would no longer be of any use at all to a king without a head!


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[quote=""annis""]Here's the portrait of Charles I standing beside the Tudor crown which was used as a guide by those creating the new version. Poor old Charles- given a few more years and the crown would no longer be of any use at all to a king without a head!
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Ohh SNAP!

Ohh SNAP!

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