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title: British Crown Jewels
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11653/british-crown-jewels/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-09-16
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# British Crown Jewels
_Authored by Unknown Artist_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11653.jpg)
## Image Caption
A few items from the [British Crown Jewels](https://www.worldhistory.org/British_Crown_Jewels/). The St. Edward's Crown (1661), the Sovereign's Sceptre with the Cullinan I diamond (1685, diamond added in 1911), the Sovereign's Orb (1661), Queen Mary II's Sceptre with dove (1689) and the Sovereign's Ring with sapphire and rubies (1831). The [Crown Jewels](https://www.worldhistory.org/British_Crown_Jewels/) are kept in the [Tower of London](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tower_of_London/).
Image from *llustrated* magazine, 13 December 1952.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Artist, U. (2019, December 19). British Crown Jewels. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "British Crown Jewels." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 19, 2019. .
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "British Crown Jewels." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Dec 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crown_Jewels_of_the_United_Kingdom_1952-12-13.jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crown_Jewels_of_the_United_Kingdom_1952-12-13.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 December 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.