House of Tudor
English royal house of Welsh origin
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| June 2024 | The Financial Times reported delays in the rollout of new British Army cap badges due to concerns about potential tracking devices in Chinese-manufactured badges. |
| July 2023 | The Cabinet Office released guidance for the use of the Tudor Crown by UK police forces and other Crown institutions. |
| March 2023 | New designs for British armed forces cap badges were announced, with variations in the Tudor Crown design across different military branches. |
| 2022 | The Tudor Crown representation was reintroduced for official use, resuming its role as a symbol of the sovereign's authority. |
| 2017 | A metal detectorist named Kevin Duckett discovered a statuette of Henry VI near Great Oxendon, potentially a surviving figurine from the original Tudor Crown. The figurine was located on the route Charles I took while fleeing after the Battle of Naseby and was subsequently held at the British Museum for assessment and research. |
| 2017 | Premiere of 'Six' musical inspired by Henry VIII's six wives, and release of 'The White Princess' television series about Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. |
| 2012 | Historic Royal Palaces commissioned a replica of the Tudor Crown, created by retired Crown Jeweller Harry Collins using 344 pearls and gemstones and authentic Tudor metalworking techniques. The replica was made of solid silver with hard gold plating and a gilded fine gold finish, informed by historical inventories, portrait paintings, and 16th-century goldsmith work. |
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