The Crown Jewels

Short History Of...

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🗓️ 30 April 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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The British Crown Jewels is a priceless collection of items gathered over eight turbulent centuries. Consisting of 100 objects decorated with 23,000 gemstones, it’s held at the Tower of London, protected by guards and high-tech security. But why did one thief put the crown jewels down his trousers? Which king managed to lose his own crown? And why is one diamond so controversial that it is not invited to the coronation of King Charles III? This is a Short History of the Crown Jewels. Written by Jo Furniss. With thanks to Anna Keay, author and former curator at the Tower of London. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Now available for Apple and Android users. Click the Noiser+ banner on Apple or go to noiser.com/subscriptions to get started with a 7-day free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	How did Malcolm finally gain his cat's respect?
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0:33.4	It is the winter of 1649.
0:36.2	A bitter wind whips along the river Thames,
0:38.9	howling through Crater's Gate at the Tower of London.
0:42.2	A man named Sir Henry Mildmey, master of the Jules,
0:46.0	nods to a water who lets him enter the White Tower.
0:52.2	For the first time since the ninth century,
0:54.7	England has no monarch.
0:56.7	Last year King Charles I was beheaded following a civil war.
1:00.4	The parliamentarian Oliver Cromwell now rules a republic known as the common wealth of England.
1:06.2	It has been a year of upheaval, to say the least.
1:11.2	Sir Henry Mildmey enters a room that holds the precious and valuable objects of state,
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