COLLECTIONS relating to the Crown regalia and jewels, viz.1. Extracts from the Patent Rolls, Wardrobe Accompts, and other public records, tempp. John-Hen. VI.; including (f. 11) a list of the jewels belonging to the shrine of St. Edward the Confessor... Unspecified

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

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Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority. He appointed himself Supreme Head of the Church of England and dissolved convents and monasteries, for w...

Edward the Confessor, 1042-1066, of England

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Lort, Michael, 1724 or 1725-1790, antiquary

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Bristowe, Nicholas

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Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694

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Accession date: 1689 Places: England Title: Queen of Great Britain and Ireland British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000472.0x000067 ...

Royal Household (active 1201-1910)

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Astle, Thomas, 1735-1803

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Epithet: archivist and collector of books and manuscripts British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001187.0x0001ee Antiquary and paleographer who wrote "The Origin and Progress of Writing" in 1784; was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1766; was made chief clerk of the Record Office in the Tower in 1775; and was made keeper of the records in 1783. From the description of Astle correspondence, 1757-180...