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	Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The final new consort's crown in the 20th century was manufactured for Queen Elizabeth, consort of crown King George VI, who along with her husband was crowned in 1937.
		Surmounting the orb is a jewelled Cross representing the Sovereign's role as Defender of the Faith.
		Its jewels are in the shapes of the floral symbols of the United Kingdom: the rose for England, the thistle for Scotland, and the shamrock for Ireland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crown_Jewels_of_the_United_Kingdom (1511 words)

	Crown jewels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Crown jewels are those that belong to the sovereign and pass to the next sovereign to symbolize the right to rule.
		The crown jewels of Ethiopia are in Axum.
		The crown and the insignia of the Kingdom of Prussia are kept at Hohenzollern Castle in Sigmarigen, Baden-Württemberg.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Crown_Jewels (2435 words)

	The British crown jewels in the Tower of London
		The famous Tower of London holds the British Crown Jewels belonging to the royal family.
		Crown jewels are valuables that belong to a king or queen.
		The Crown Jewels are on display in an underground vault under the parade ground in front of Waterloo Barracks.
	scsc.essortment.com /britishcrownje_rvfh.htm (730 words)

	Encyclopedia: British Crown Jewels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Imperial State Crown was made in 1937 for King George VI, and was similar to another made in 1838 for Queen Victoria.
		The Crown was also worn during Elizabeth II's coronation and rested on top of the Queen Mother's casket during her funeral.
		Its jewels occur in the shapes of the floral symbols of the United Kingdom: the rose for England, the thistle for Scotland, and the shamrock for Ireland.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/British-Crown-Jewels (1328 words)

	The Monarchy Today > Symbols > The Crown Jewels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Crown Jewels which are used today in Coronations and other ceremonial events in the United Kingdom are the regalia which have been used by English kings and queens since 1660 or earlier.
		From the reign of Anne (crowned in 1702) until the early twentieth century, it was quite usual for the regalia to be set with jewels hired for the coronation only.
		The Crown Jewels are now kept in a Jewel House at the Tower of London, opened by The Queen in 1994, in a display which uses additional technology for public viewing.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page450.asp (1121 words)

	British Crown Jewels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Crown Jewels are part of the national heritage and held by The Queen as Sovereign.
		In 1841, a serious fire in a neighbouring storehouse led to the Crown Jewels being forcibly removed from their display cases through bent bars (the keys could not be found) for safety.
		The Jewel House of 1842 enabled visitors to view the jewels in a glass cage in the middle of the room, but security was inadequate and a new Jewel House was opened in 1868 in a different part of the Tower of London, where the jewels remained for a hundred years.
	www.paralumun.com /royaltyjewels.htm (479 words)

	The Crown Jewels of England
		Edward 's Crown; however, this is not as its name would imply the crown which was used at the coronation of Edward the Confessor, for that was seized and destroyed by the Roundheads.
		Decorating the edges of the arches on the St. Edward 's Crown are rows of pearls, while large drop pearls hang from the cross-bar of the gold and gem-studded cross surmounting the orb on the top.
		The Crown itself is very heavy-it weighs nearly 5 pounds-and for this reason it rests upon the head of the Sovereign for but a few moments at the coronation ceremony before being exchanged for the lighter Imperial Crown of State.
	www.houstonjewelry.com /jewels2.html (2245 words)

	British Crown Jewels, England
		The Crown Jewels are kept in the Tower of London, guarded by special guards called Yeoman Warders.
		Among the jewels are the Royal Sceptre, which holds the largest uncut diamond in the world, and the Imperial State Crown, made for the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838.
		More than 3000 stones of immense value are among the jewels, including the second largest cut diamond in the world and the Kohinoor diamond, which was set in the special crown for the coronation in 1938 of Queen Elizabeth, wife of George VI and mother of Elizabeth II.
	www.ohwy.com /eg/b/bcj.htm (116 words)

	Tower of London Tour: The Crown Jewels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This incomparable collection of crowns, orbs, swords, sceptres and other regalia, and gold and silver plate was refashioned in 1661 after parliament had ordered the original gold and precious metals to be melted down for coinage in 1649.
		The Crown Jewels have in the past resided in both the White Tower and in the Martin Tower.
		Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Crown was made for her coronation as queen consort in 1937.
	www.toweroflondontour.com /crnjewel.html (393 words)

	The Monarchy Today > Crown & Jewels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The crowns and treasures associated with the British Monarchy are powerful symbols of monarchy for the British people and, as such, their value represents more than gold and precious stones.
		Today the crowns and treasures used for the coronation of monarchs of the United Kingdom are kept in the Tower of London.
		The crowns and regalia used by Scottish monarchs (the Honours of Scotland) and Princes of Wales (the Honours of the Principality of Wales) continue to have symbolic meaning in Scotland and Wales.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page402.asp (111 words)

	United Kingdom: Crowns on Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Prior to the accession of Edward VII (1902), the iconographic Crown was unregulated.
		The instruction that changed the design of representations of the British Crown in 1952 was HD 4947, the 667th Report of the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals.
		This is the official state crown for Scotland and would replace the St Edward's crown on any peculiarly Scottish flag, or flag created under the authority of the Scottish Executive, such as the Scottish Fisheries, or a Scottish constabulary.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/gb-crown.html (3912 words)

	The Crown Jewels: The British Secrets at the Heart of the KGB Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Crown Jewels: The British Secrets at the Heart of the KGB Archives, by Nigel West and Oleg Tsarev, (New Haven, Yale University Press, 1999).
		Crown Jewels is not a continuous narrative but a series of essays covering Soviet foreign intelligence activity in the United Kingdom from the early 20s up throught the Cold War.
		Also, Crown Jewels describes for the first time actions by the London residency to frustrate continued efforts by sympathewtic British officials and members of the former Imperial Russian family to re-activate elements of the defeated White Russian Army.
	www.afio.com /sections/book_reviews/reviews/the_crown_jewels.html (198 words)

	Crown Jewels Of England - Great Web Sites about the Wonderful Country of England! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Crown Jewels have in the past resided in...
		Law, the originals of the crown jewels and implements of State cannot leave England and are displayed in the Tower of London.
		The crown jewels are very interesting to see and I enjoyed looking at all the instruments and regalia of...
	www.topenglandsites.com /?k=crown-jewels-of-england (1112 words)

	The British Crown Jewels - Famous Jewels & Gems Series - 1Earth Jewelry Jewellery and Appraisals Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The British Royal Regalia worn at a Monarch's coronation is steeped in history and the famous diamonds and gems are magnificent.
		The Cullinan II is at the front of the Imperial Crown; St Edwards's Sapphire sits in the cross on top of the crown; the Stuart Sapphire highlights the reverse and the Black Prince's Ruby (a red spinel) is at front above the Cullinan II Diamond.
		The Crown Jewels of England were removed from the Abbey Church of Westminster to White Tower in the Tower of London after a robbery attempt in 1303.
	www.1earth.com.au /jewelry/crownjewels/british.html (907 words)

	Royalty.nu - Shopping & Gifts - Royal Tiaras and Jewels
		Includes chapters on tiaras as crown jewels, tiaras as works of art, and the relationship between tiaras and costume balls.
		Relates the grandiose history of royal adornments throughout the world, from the lost jewels of the last queen of Italy to the bloody odyssey of the Romanov crown.
		Crown jeweler David Thomas leads this breathtaking tour of the world's most famous and celebrated collection of treasures.
	www.royalty.nu /shop/tiaras.html (511 words)

	Mandy's British Royalty - The Crown Jewels
		The Crown Jewels are some of the most prominent symbols of monarchy.
		The Crown Jewels are part of the national heritage of England and held by The Queen as Sovereign.
		This is also the crown that is usually seen on the newly anointed Monarch's head out on the balcony to greet his/her subjects.
	www.mandysroyalty.org /CrownJewels.html (509 words)

	The British Jewels In The Crown
		Amassed over the centuries by the crowned heads of the British Empire, it is a display of dazzling wealth that has very few rivals.
		Perhaps the most famous single rock is the Koh-I-Nor diamond, which was set into a crown for the late Queen Mother, on the occasion of her coronation in 1938.
		The Yeoman Warders both guard the jewels and explain them, as well as describing many of the other fine points of history, including the succession of kings and queens, stories about their retinues, and explanations of the presence of the seven ravens that you often see hopping about.
	www.travellady.com /Issues/Issue67/67T-brithishjewels.htm (2353 words)

	Articles - Imperial State Crown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Crown is of a design similar to St Edward's Crown: it includes a base of four crosses pattee alternating with four fleurs-de-lis, above which are four half-arches surmounted by a cross.
		The Cross atop the Crown is set with a sapphire taken from the ring of Edward the Confessor.
		The Imperial State Crown, except when in use at State Openings, and the other Crown Jewels, may be found on display at Jewel House in the Tower of London.
	www.gaple.com /articles/Imperial_State_Crown (618 words)

	British history books, Balogh International Inc., The Stationery Office, Royal Families, Crown Jewels, medieval ...
		This book is a record of the 300 year history of the Stamp Office, not only of its position in the country's taxation system, but also of its impact on social history, and in one case, on world history.
		Many of these museums are world famous, such as the British Museum, Natural History Museum, National Gallery, however some are less known such as the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood and the Grange Museum of Community History, the Cutty Sark, etc. This guide offers directions, opening times, admission requirements, and discussion on the museum holdings.
		The estate and family records of the great British landowners over the last seven or eight centuries are probably, of their kind, unequalled in range and continuity, and provide a rich source for the study of the 'ruling families.' This guide will comprehensively cover the contents of 120 collections.
	www.balogh.com /british/brithistory.html (2093 words)

	DiamondTrade - The Worlds 12 Most Famous Diamonds - Certified Diamond Wholesaler
		Recut in the reign of Queen Victoria, it is among the British Crown Jewels and now weighs 108.93 carats.
		Once owned by William Pitt, the English Prime Minister, it was cut into a cushion shaped brilliant of 140.50 carats and, until it was sold to the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France when Louis XV was a boy in 1717, was called The Pitt.
		It was then renamed The Regent and set in the crown Louis XV wore at his coronation.
	www.diamondtrade.com /basics/famous.cfm (864 words)

	HELLO! Diamonds Special
		The Koh-I-Noor, or "Mountain Of Light", was recut during Queen Victoria's reign and is now among the British Crown Jewels.
		D iamonds such as the 530.20 carat Star Of Africa and the smaller but equally impressive Koh-I-Noor — both part of the British Crown Jewels — are legendary not only for their beauty but for their previous owners and mystical legends.
		Since Marie Antoinette first got her hands on it in the early 19th century — she was later beheaded, as you'll recall — people have said the rock is cursed.
	www.hellomagazine.com /specials/diamonds/section4.html (184 words)

	Bloodletting And Knights: A Medieval Guide To Investing
		This is why the most valuable unit (section, subsidiary, etc.) of a corporation is referred to as the crown jewels.
		A firm's crown jewels are attractive for many reasons, including their profitability, asset value, future prospects, and so forth.
		Like the crown jewels of the British monarchy, a corporation's crown jewels are often the target of thieves...
	www.investopedia.com /articles/03/090303.asp (1154 words)

	BRANDTs
		This gem, which is among the British Crown Jewels, has 74 facets.
		Also a part of the British Crown Jewels, it was first presented at the Tower of London in 1991.
		This gem is part of the French Crown Jewels and may be viewed at the Louvre in Paris.
	www.nxco.com /brandtjewelers/page8.html (438 words)

	Courtly Lives ... British Crown Jewels
		Edward's sapphire is now in the center of the pave-set diamond cross, mounted on the cross-strap of the British Imperial State Crown.
		Queen Victoria knew of the diamond's history and made a strong request in her will warning that the crown should only be worn by the male ruler's queens.
		The Koh-i-Noor was set only in the crowns of the Queen Alexandria, Queen Mary and finally in the crown of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother in 1936.
	www.angelfire.com /mi4/polcrt/BritishJewels.html (968 words)

	Welcome to Simmons and Clark
		It was in the jewel chamber of Lahore, capital of Punjab, but when that state was annexed to British India in 1849, the East India Company took it as a partial indemnity for the Sikh Wars.
		In 1911 a new crown was made for the coronation of Queen Mary with the KOH-I-NOOR as the center stone.
		In 1937, it was transferred to the crown of Queen Elizabeth (now Queen Mother) for her coronation.
	www.simmonsandclark.com /useful/fd01.htm (577 words)

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	Stationery Office, Royal Families, Crown Jewels, British History, Balogh International
		The Crown jewels: the history of the Coronation Regalia in the Jewel House of the Tower of London.
		The Crown Jewels is an exclusive publication, with only 650 copies being produced, each one being quarter leather bound, slipcased, numbered and fully certificated.
		ISBN 0114402760- $79.00)] Guides to Sources: Principal Family and Estates A-K. The estate and family records of the great British landowners over the last seven or eight centuries are probably, of their kind, unequalled in range and continuity, and provide a rich source for the study of the 'ruling families'.
	www.balogh.com /british/crown_jewels.html (3183 words)

	Some of the World's Most Famous Diamonds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Great Star of Africa (Cullinan I) Weighing in at 530.20 carats, the Great Star of Africa was cut from the largest diamond ever found (3106 carats named after Sir Thomas Cullinan, chair of the mining company) together with 104 other stones, by the firm of Asscher in Amsterdam in 1908.
		More notorious than any other diamond, The Hope was once owned by Louis XIV and was officially designated "the blue diamond of the crown." Stolen during the French revolution, it turned up in London in 1830 and was bought by Henry Philip Hope after whom it is currently named.
		The Hortensia had been part of the French Crown Jewels since Louis XIV bough it.
	www.pineglen.com /d_famous.htm (820 words)

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