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973First text description of the coronation of an English monarch, the crowning of King Edgar.
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25 Dec 1066William the Conqueror holds the first coronation at Westminster Abbey.
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1100 - 1300Possible period in which the Koh-i-Noor diamond was discovered in the Golconda mines in India.
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Oct 1216New regalia items are created for the coronation of Henry III of England.
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Oct 1216King John of England loses some of the Crown Jewels while escaping rebels.
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1649The Parliamentarians destroy, dismantle or sell off the British Crown Jewels.
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1661New Crown Jewels are created for the coronation of Charles II with some of the pre-revolution regalia being found and reused.
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26 Jan 1905The Cullinan diamond is discovered in Transvaal, South Africa.
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9 Nov 1907The Cullian diamond is presented to Edward VII of England for his 66th birthday.
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Feb 1908 - Nov 1908Joseph Asscher and Company of Amsterdam cut the Cullinan diamond into 9 large stones and 96 smaller gems.
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21 Nov 1908The Cullinan I and II diamonds are presented to Edward VII.
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1910The Cullinan II diamond is set into the Imperial State Crown of the British Crown Jewels.
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1911The Cullinan I diamond is added to the Sovereign's Sceptre of the British Crown Jewels.