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The Great Crown Jewel Robbery of 1303

by Paul Doherty

First published 2005

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In 1303 thieves entered the precincts of Westminster Abbey and removed royal treasure from a supposedly secure chamber. Paul Doherty reconstructs the robbery, the investigation and the network of suspects that included monks, goldsmiths, merchants and officials with access to the abbey and the king’s valuables.

The book places the crime within Edward I’s expensive government and wartime demand for money. Records of arrests, confessions and recovered objects reveal both the reach and the limitations of medieval law enforcement. The robbery becomes a study of royal finance, institutional corruption and the practical vulnerabilities hidden behind the sacred status of Westminster.

Historical Periods

Reign of Edward I1272–1307 CE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Edward I of England1239–1307

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