Medieval, gold reliquary pendant found at Middleham and now in the Yorkshire Museum
Middleham Jewel
The Middleham Jewel
Material
Gold Sapphire
Created
late 15th Century
Period/culture
Medieval
Discovered
1985 Middleham Castle, Middleham North Yorkshire
Present location
Medieval Gallery, Yorkshire Museum, York
Identification
YORYM: 1991.43
The Middleham Jewel is a late 15th-century gold pendant, set with a large blue sapphire stone. Each side of the lozenge-shaped pendant is engraved with a religious scene. It was discovered by a metal detectorist in 1985 near Middleham Castle, the northern home of Richard III, and acquired by the Yorkshire Museum in York for £2.5 million.
The MiddlehamJewel is a late 15th-century gold pendant, set with a large blue sapphire stone. Each side of the lozenge-shaped pendant is engraved with...
census, estimated at 781 in 2019. In 1985 the MiddlehamJewel was found on a bridle path near Middleham Castle by Paul Kingston and Ted Seaton using a...
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2011 Cherry, 26–35 Tait, 40 Cherry, 37, 42–43. Cherry refers to the MiddlehamJewel Whose number varies somewhat in the historical inventory records, see...
were included in the BBC History of the World project, including the MiddlehamJewel, the York helmet, and a tin of Rowntree's cocoa from Ernest Shackleton’s...
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silver, and gilded copper high relief, the last found at Richard's home of Middleham Castle in Yorkshire, and very likely worn by one of his household when...
transferred from Swainby 1197-1202, built by Ralph Fitz Robert, Lord of Middleham; dissolved 1536; part of abbey guest-house incorporated into a house The...
at Edgecote Moor on 24 July 1469. After the battle, Edward was held in Middleham Castle; on 12 August, his father-in-law Richard Woodville and Richard's...
The monuments of the manor's family owners are in the adjacent church. Middleham Castle Castle 12th century Ruins A fortified palace in Wensleydale. Once...
silver, and gilded copper relief, the last found at Richard's home of Middleham Castle in Yorkshire, and very likely worn by one of his household when...
pearl-drop earrings; the stiff, ornate ruffs; the fingers dripping with jewels; and the gowns, with yards and yards of white satin, purple velvet, gold...
Richard III of England Wife: Anne Neville Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales Illegitimate: John of Gloucester Katherine, Countess of Pembroke Richard...
with the King. Edward presented her with gifts, including land, manors and jewels, and in 1371 these included those of the now-dead Philippa. Alice, in what...
After the battle, Edward was taken captive by George Neville and held at Middleham Castle. However, it soon became clear to the rebels that neither Warwick...
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bowling green.[citation needed] By 1970 the colliery was considered the "Jewel in the Crown" and expected to have a life of 30 years.[citation needed]...
so the prince took great spoil, especially of carpets, draperies, and jewels, for "the robbers" spared nothing, and the Gascons who marched with him...
Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland described Eleanor as "the jewel [Edward I] most esteemed ... a godly and modest princess, full of pity,...
later Edward V (Prince from 1471 until he became King in 1483) Edward of Middleham (Prince from 1483 to his death in 1484) Arthur Tudor (Prince from 1489...