July
28
/ 2024
In the summer of 1303, while King Edward I of England was campaigning in Scotland, news arrived of a major theft: tens of thousands of pounds worth of silver and gold had been stolen from the royal treasury. This theft took place in the Pix chamber at Westminster Abbey, considered one of the most secure rooms in England at the time. The chamber, originally part of a Benedictine monastery, had been walled off and repurposed as a treasury in the 13th century, housing significant royal regalia and precious items. Edward I was a Strong and Formidable King Whose Presence Once Caused A Man to Die of Fright! Stealing History: 10 of the Most Tragic Artifact Thefts in History King Edward
