Catalogue description Cylindrical forcer of hollowed oak, with leather hinges and ?copper rivets, formerly...

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Details of E 27/10
Reference: E 27/10
Description:

Cylindrical forcer of hollowed oak, with leather hinges and ?copper rivets, formerly containing the 'Golden League' of Alfonso X, E 30/1108. Traditionally supposed to have been used to hide the will of Henry VIII
Note: 66cm x 7.5cm diameter
Date: [c 1254]
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: E 30/1108 case
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Physical description: chest(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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