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mwmisses4289

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8. How beautiful!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Feb 10, 2026, 02:20 PM

22 hrs ago

I wonder if the field it was found in may have once been the site of the manor of the noble family whose male courtier was awarded that prize.
I know from watching different u.k. archeology shows that many homes of the wealthy and noble families from various eras of u.k. history disappeared for a lot of different reasons.

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Henry VIII's love token secured by British Museum after centuries lost [View all] highplainsdem Yesterday OP

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Great info, thank you. tanyev Yesterday #3

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It just worked for me, so it might be worth trying again Emrys 18 hrs ago #14

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Perhaps Catherine Parr BaronChocula 21 hrs ago #10

He didn't start out a monster DavidDvorkin 21 hrs ago #12

Yes, that was my understanding PatSeg 17 hrs ago #16

How beautiful! mwmisses4289 22 hrs ago #8

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Pretty nice - the back is lovely. TY electric_blue68 19 hrs ago #13