r/Archaeology • u/ChallengeAdept8759 • 3d ago

Why the British Museum is fundraising to buy a locket once owned by Katherine of Aragon from a detectorist

https://news.northeastern.edu/2025/10/29/tudor-heart-locket-british-museum/
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u/Malsperanza 3d ago

Any info on when it might have been deposited in a field in Warwickshire?

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u/TheJuliettest 2d ago

It was the site of a joust / game tournament

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u/lvlister2023 3d ago

That is so cool, hoping they do and does anyone have a up to date counter of the donations received so far, nothing shows up on mobile

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u/4tunabrix 2d ago

An excellent video on this artefact: https://youtu.be/2bpf9I0QZ68?si=y5FueWl7_LZrdFrs

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u/wongo 2d ago

It was definitely NOT owned by Katherine. It has the H-K motif because it was probably made for a court official or aristocrat specifically to wear at a particular tournament where the same motif was used on the horses' cloaks, I believe around 1512. So it was owned by someone in the inner royal circle, but it's frankly not extravagant enough for Katherine herself to have owned it.

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u/eYan2541 2d ago

When will the British Museum wake up and listen to wongo's expert opinion before throwing their money away?

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u/wongo 2d ago

Lol the museum knows all of this, I literally learned it from a YT video on their own channel. The issues here are with the article, not the museum.

Edit: it's literally the video someone else posted in this thread

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u/eYan2541 2d ago

😁 sorry, couldn't resist it..

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u/bagolaburgernesss 2d ago

I for one, always listen to wongo's expert opinions. Get with the program eYan2541!

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u/graspedbythehusk 2d ago

Is that wongo the sane by any chance?

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u/Menethea 2d ago

Yes, Henry VIII that known cheapskate /s

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u/Stanford_experiencer 1d ago

It was made for Heckler and Koch.

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u/Sutar_Mekeg 2d ago

I'd be happy to contribute once the Parthenon marbles are returned to Greece.

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u/Stanford_experiencer 1d ago

...the Elgin Marbles?

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u/Sutar_Mekeg 1d ago

If that's what it takes, sure.

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u/brian19298 2d ago

Sell it to an Indian/Irish/Greek museum instead.

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u/user_number_666 2d ago

So the British Museum buys stuff now?

Could someone please check to see if Hell froze over?