The History of Coronations
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Origins of the Crown Jewels
All the stuff they're wearing is actually in terms of coronation history not super new it's all from the 1660s. The old coronation regalia which as you rightly said was melted down at the time of Charles the first execution and the Commonwealth. One exception certainly do you know what the exception was? I think it's super weird isn't it? Isn't it like a little spoon or something? It's the coronation spoon that was kept by one of Charles thefirst household whether it was to kind of eat their yogurt or whatever but they kept it and then at the restoration returned it.
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