A golden pendant, intricately linked to the marriage of England’s King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, has gone on permanent display at the British Museum. The marriage ultimately ended in divorce in 1533, but the enduring symbol of their union has been preserved for posterity.
The museum secured the 24-karat gold pendant, adorned with the initials “H and K” in red, a Tudor rose, and a pomegranate, after raising £3.5 million (approximately $4.8 million USD) to prevent its sale to a private collector. The pendant—a testament to a once-devoted relationship that ultimately fractured—had been lost for centuries.
A metal detectorist discovered the artifact in a field in Worcestershire in 2019. Under British treasure laws, museums were given the opportunity to acquire historically significant finds before they could be sold.
The pendant is the sole surviving piece of jewelry from the 24-year marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, and bears the inscription “always” in Old French.
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