GOLD and lots of it!!
Went to the British Museum yesterday for some research, but got distracted by the Staffordshire Hoard. A truly amazing find of over 1500 pieces of gold and silver dating from 600-700 AD and found by a amateur metal detectorist in a field in the middle of England. Ok not Tudor but never-the-less worth mentioning. The pieces on display are simply incredible, the workmanship of the gold with garnets inlaid together with enamel designs. Getting up close and personal with such a find was a truly mouth open experience. The pieces still haven't been cleaned of dirt yet because there is so much of it and it will take at least a year to evaluate it all. In all the weight is more than eleven pounds of gold and three pounds of silver, all hidden in the ground probably,left there by somebody fleeing a battle 1300 years ago.
Worth a look if you are in London.
www.tudorhistorytours.com
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