treasure

The beginnings of the House of York….

May 25, 2024

anniversaries, genealogy, law, religion, sources

attempted annulment, bernard henry holland, bigamy, Countess of Cambridge, dragons, Dugdale, Earls of Surrey, Edmund of Langley, Edward II, Edward III, Edward IV, Edward the Black Prince, Elizabeth of Lancaster, House of York, isabel holand, Joan Holland, joan of bar, Joan of Kent, John de Warenne, John of Gaunt, laws of inheritance, Legitimacy, letters patent, ludlow hoard, maud de nerford, pre-contract, Richard Earl of Arundel, Richard II, seduction, Thomas Holand, treasure

There is an interesting story attached to the early days of the House of York. Edward IV wasn’t the first to be accused of being contracted to one woman while pretending to be married to another. And this one too affected the fortunes of the white rose. Back in the 14th century a similar situation…
Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered one hundred years ago today….

Nov 4, 2022

anniversaries, archaeology, art, buildings, religion, Science

Alexandria, Ancient Egypt, apothecaries, Bible, Cairo, crusaders, curses, Earl of Carnarvon, Hodgkin’s Disease, Howard Carter, Moses, mummified remains, Pharoahs, Red Sea, resin, royal tombs, Sphinx, treasure, Tutankhamun

The Pharaoh Tutankhamun seems to have been part of our lives forever, so it’s hard to believe that his tomb was found just hundred years ago on 4th November 1922. Even the discoverer, Howard Carter, had no idea what lay within the tomb, only that it didn’t seem to have been got at by…
A 13-year-old detectorist discovers the crock of goodies at the end of the Bronze Age rainbow….

Jun 1, 2022

archaeology, art

axes, Bronze Age, Mildenhall, Suffolk, treasure

I begin to think the only area in this country devoid of meaningful buried treasure is my back garden! The latest amazing discovery on a Bronze Age axe hoard by a detectorist is not only astonishing for itself, but made even more so because she’s only thirteen and this was only her third dig!…
More news on King John’s treasure

May 27, 2022

anniversaries, archaeology, art, Science

baggage train, John, Lincolnshire, magnetic fields, newark advertiser, Newark Castle, Raymund Kosschuk, Sutton Bridge, The Wash, treasure

Here is a report from the Newark Advertiser about the baggage train lost near The Wash at the end of the king‘s life. Raymond Kosschuk has now isolated a small area of Sutton Bridge and thinks that he has already found some small pieces of the treasure, as shown above. Using bespoke equipment to read…
The house where a 14th-century hoard was found in the 18th century….

Apr 29, 2022

archaeology, battles, buildings

coins, Edward III, Fenwick Tower, Hundred Years War, Hunterian Museum, Northumberland, property sales, Richard II, treasure

Well, another hoard. OK, it was a while ago, but it’s still a hoard. I’m so jealous. I want to find something important from the past, especially the medieval past. However, I have to be satisfied with my bits of clap pipe and Victorian pottery, This article tells of gold coins of Edward III…
Richard’s silver boar only makes it to Number Two 🤨….!

Oct 22, 2020

archaeology, heraldry

badges, boars, Leicestershire, treasure

Richard’s silver boar badge makes it to number two on this list, second only to a golden aestel of a horse’s head, which is believed to be part of a pointer for reading books. The boar should be first, of course. No question. But I don’t think we need to be told it’s a…
Did Richard II hide his treasure down a Cheshire well….?

Oct 8, 2020

buildings, sources

3D reconstructions, archers, Beeston Castle, Cheshire, Froissart, mysteries, Richard II, treasure, Wells

“….To provide the castle’s inhabitants with fresh water, wells were dug into the rock. One at 370 feet (113 m) deep, is one of the deepest castle wells in England. According to legend, it was the hiding place of Richard II’s treasure which he stashed before leaving England in 1399 to quell the rebellion in Ireland. The treasure has…
Why bury a chest of books….?

Nov 10, 2018

buildings

books, Dartington Hall, Epiphany Rising, Henry IV, John Holland, Michael Bennett, Richard II, summary executions, treasure

Here is a puzzle, circa 1400. Why would a usurped king’s half-brother bury a chest of books in the ground at the church in his Devon estate? The usurped king was Richard II, the half-brother John Holand, Earl of Huntingdon (had been Duke of Exeter), the Devon estate Dartington. This was just before Holand joined…