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A 600-year-old brooch that was found on farmland by a metal detectorist. The flower-shaped diamond and gold piece was found during a dig on land in Northamptonshire.The medieval brooch is the only one of its kind found in the UK - and one of just seven known to exist worldwide.
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#OnThisDay
25th December.
597 St Augustine of Canterbury baptises thousands on Christmas Day.
800 Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
855 Edmund crowned King of East Anglia
1000 Stephen I crowned first King of Hungary.
1013 Sweyn Forkbeard declared King of England.
1025 Mieszko II crowned King of Poland.
1130 Roger II crowned first King of Sicily.
1066 William the Conqueror crowned King of England.
1076 Bolesลaw II crowned King of Poland.
1100 Baldwin I crowned first King of Jerusalem.
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Anonymous Quiz
7%
His bravery
9%
Sword skills
71%
Mental illness and psychotic episodes
13%
Excellent craftsmanship