On This Day In History.... England ....1216

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When crossing the Wash on mudflats rising waters swamped king John's baggage train. The kings treasure, crown jewels etc were lost. Amazingly they have never been found!

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...although in June 2022 a detectorist claimed to have found them:

https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/metal-detectorist-believes-hes-found-king-johns-800-year-old-lost-treasure

douglas9401

Bit of a non story then. :-)

Fibonacci

So perhaps it doesn't all come out in the wash.

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It's history doug, you know, stuff that happened in the past.

douglas9401

Good to see your recent travails haven't dulled your sense of humour, Shadow Mod

Canary42

... or found and kept quiet about ?

retrocop

// The kings treasure,crown jewels etc were lost.//

No heirs to the throne then I suppose.?

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