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  Above is the locket ring which belonged to Queen Elizabeth I. The ring bears the initial 'E' in table-cut diamonds and contains two miniature busts -- one of Anne Boleyn (see close-up to the right) and one of Elizabeth herself. |   Miniature portrait of Anne Boleyn - inside the ring that her daughter Elizabeth I constantly wore and was removed from her finger after her death and sent to James VI of Scotland as evidence of her death, showing how important the ring and her mother were to Elizabeth. |
 The only known surviving chain of office from the time of Henry VIII is being put up for auction. The king gave the gold Coleridge Collar to one of his closest advisers, Sir Edward Montagu, around 1546. The chains showed allegiance to the monarch and the intricacy of the design and quality of the metal signified the status of the wearer. It is expected to fetch £300,000 when it goes under the hammer at Christie's in London on 6 November. It will be the first time that the Coleridge Collar, thought to be of the most important surviving relics of the Tudor age, has come up for auction. Sir Edward is thought to have received the collar on his appointment to the role of Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas - one of the highest judicial officials in England. This type of livery collar, as it was known, became popular when they were used by Henry IV as an official symbol of allegiance to the monarch. It was known as the "collar of the Esses", referring to the S characters used in the design alluding to the Latin religious creed Spiritus Sanctus - or holy spirit. The Tudors later added their own designs of roses and portcullises. Henry VIII is thought to have awarded only about 20 of the chains to loyal subjects for "special deeds" and none were believed to have survived in their entirety. But when the role of Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas was merged with another title in 1880 to create the Lord Chief Justice of England - the chain of office became superfluous. It then became the personal property of Lord Coleridge and passed through his family, changing ownership only once since the 19th Century. It was discovered in the Devon family home of poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge earlier this year. Experts say the collar is similar to the one worn by Sir Thomas More in the famous portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger. Andreas Pampoulides, Christie's London director and co-head of sale said: "The Coleridge Collar is an extraordinary and fascinating piece of history, both as a work of art, and also as a rare Tudor relic. "An extremely rare example of early English goldsmith-work, the collar also represents the only known, complete, surviving collar of office from the time of Henry VIII, one of the most renowned of European monarchs." The collar is part of Christie's Important European Furniture, Sculpture and Tapestries sale. [Source : BBC news October 5, 2008] |
 Actual letter from Henry to Anne, written in French before their marriage and now housed in The Vatican |  A piece of music written by Henry's hand |
 Queen Katherine of Aragon's emblem of the pomegranate. From an altar cloth made by Katherine that is currently housed in St Peter’s Church in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire. |  Royal Desk with King Henry & Queen Katherine of Aragon's arms Link: Video of the royal desk at the V&A |
 Catherine Parr's Book of Prayers |  Anne Boleyn's prayer book that it is said she carried to her execution. (this is disputed as a victorian legend) |
 Elizabeth's embroidery of her translation of the French poem The Mirror of the Sinfoul Soul, 1544 | Left : This Miroir or Glasse of the Synneful Soul possesses probably one of the most famous embroidered bookbindings. Wrought by Princess Elizabeth Tudor, later Queen Elizabeth I, for her step-mother Katherine Parr, the embroidered front cover incorporates Katherine's initials within interlaced gold and silver braid. In each corner is a heartsease (viola), a favourite flower of Elizabeth's. The whole is worked upon a surface of blue tapestry stitch, previously thought to have been a woven ground. |
 Anne Boleyn’s Psalter (prayer book). The language of the text is French and on the shield depicted on the left page is her father’s symbol; the Rochford badge of the black lion. The book has been dated to c.1529-1532. |
Small pics
 Anne Boleyn's Book of Hours at Hever Castle |  Ornate Clock: a gift from Henry to Anne | |
 Anne Boleyn's Lute |  Boleyn cup with the london hallmark 1535-6, this cup has a finial of the Boleyn falcon in the form borne by Queen Anne herself |  |
 A miniature whistle pendant in the form of a pistol, chased with scrolling foliage and containing cosmetic tools within the barrel. According to tradition, this little gift was Henry VIII’s first gift to Anne Boleyn. Such little trinkets were often sewn onto the king’s masque costumes.They could be given away as gifts, easily lost or even stolen. For example, in September 1510 a goldsmith was paid £266 to make new trinkets including small hearts and roses in gold because so many former charms had been stolen or ‘given away at his [Henry’s] pleasure’ |  The Boleyn falcon – from a lace canopy said to have been made by Anne Boleyn for the christening of Elizabeth I. The lace canopy is housed at Sudeley Castle. How the canopy ended up there is debatable, although it may have been brought there by Catherine Parr, whose husband, Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley, owned the castle. Katherine went to Sudeley Castle for the birth of her child, Mary Seymour in the summer of 1548 and may have brought the canopy for the baby’s christening. |  It begins, "Master Coulpeper, I hertely recomend me unto youe praying you to sende me worde how that you doo.... ytt makes my harte to dye to thynke what fortune I have that I cannot be always yn your company.... I wode you was wythe me now that yoo maitte se what pane I take yn wryte[n]g to you. Yours as long as lyffe endures Katheryn" |
 A bust said to be that of King Henry VIII as a child. |  Elizabeth I's christening robe, now at Sudeley Castle |  |
 Design of a golden cup meant for Jane Seymour. Her motto 'bound to obey and serve' is repeated on the lid. The King's and Queen's initials are intwined with love knots at the base. |  Jewellery designed by Holbein of Henry's and Jane's (Ioanna) initials intwined with love knots. |  The wax funeral effigy of Mary I. It is currently displayed in the museum of Westminster Abbey. |
  La Pelegrina, a teardrop pearl given to Mary I by her husband Phillip II. Mary had the pearl attached to the bottom of her brooches. The pearl is currently owned by Elizabeth Taylor. |  Lennox Jewel, a pendant made for Margaret Douglas, the daughter of Margaret Tudor. On the pendant are emblems and symbols that represent Margaret's hope that her grandson James I would succeed Elizabeth I for the throne of England. |  Psalter belonging to Mary I. Embroided on the cover is a rose sprouting a pomegranate, the symbols of Tudor and Mary's mother Katherine of Aragon. |
 | A description of Anne Boleyn’s coronation was set down in pamphlet form shortly after the festivities by the London printer Wynkin de Worde. Entitled The Noble Tryumphaunt Coronacyon of Quene Anne - Wyfe unto the Noble Kynge Henry the VIII, it consisted of 11 typeset pages with a rather crude woodcut of a courtly scene on the front cover. Left: The Noble Tryumphaunt Coronacyon of Quene Anne - Wyfe unto the Noble Kynge Henry the VIII (printed by Wynkyn de Worde in 1533) |
 Edward VI's 'Devise for the Sucession' Edward removed his two sisters, Mary and Elizabeth, from the succession and instead made his cousin, Lady Jane Grey his successor. Edward made a mistake on the fourth line, and crossed out 'heires masles', as he realised that Jane would not have any sons before he died and so changed it to 'L Jane and her heires masles'. | Anne Boleyn's Signature as Queen:  Elizabeth I's signature  |
 Marital capitulations of Katherine of Aragon and Arthur, Prince of Wales. |  Elizabeth I miniature portrait on vellum playing card, 1572 by Nicholas Hilliard |
 A lock of hair believed to belong to Catherine. The inscription reads "Hair of Queen Catherine Parr, last consort of Henry, the night she dyed September 5th 1548 was in the Chapel of Sudeley Castle, near Winchcombe." |  Miniature of Elizabeth playing the lute, one of her favorite instruments. Date unknown by Nicholas Hilliard |
 A document bearing the signature ‘Anne the Quenen’, written by Anne of Cleves during her short time as Queen of England |  A letter written by Princess Margaret Tudor to her father, Henry VII. The letter is made up mostly of Margaret asking her father to thank her servants and people of the Tudor court who tended to her whilst she was in England and those who accompanied her to Scotland. |
| |  Letter from Katherine of Aragon to the Pope. In the letter, written in spanish, Katherine pleads to the Pope to save her marriage. She signed it "Katherina the Queene". The letter recently sold for 80,000 pounds. |
 Thomas More's actual writing, preserved in the Museum of London. | |
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| LadySarahMichelle` | Hmmm.. | 0 | Oct 15 2009, 2:39 AM EDT by LadySarahMichelle` | ||
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Is that really Catherine ( Parrs) real hair? it looks suprisingly .. fresh.
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| XRachelORushX | Take Care | 3 | Jul 24 2008, 8:52 PM EDT by angelosdaughter | ||
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I hope they take care of those things, they are so precious
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