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500-year-old gold pendant made for Henry VIII's daughter's marriage to sell for £3.5m after find by metal detectorist

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A spectacular gold pendant linked to Henry VIII's marriage to Katharine of Aragon could be saved for the nation - but it will come at a hefty price. The artefact, which is marked with the letters 'H' and 'K', was found in 2019 by a cafe owner from Birmingham who had only had his metal detector for six months. The detectorist, Charlie Clarke, will become a millionaire if the British Museum's campaign to raise £3.5million to buy the pendant at market value is successful. The Museum today launches a bid to save the 'Tudor Heart' with the help of funds from the general public. According to research by experts from the ... (full story)

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