Museum's appeal to save King's pendant

BID TO RAISE £3.5M TO RARE GOLD FOUND IN WARWICKSHIRE FIELD

- CASEY COOPER-FISKE

A gold pendant linked to Henry VIII's marriage to Katherine of Aragon

THE British Museum is aiming to raise £3.5 million to save a gold pendant found in a Midland field which is linked to Henry VIII's marriage to Katherine of Aragon.

The London museum says there are very few surviving artefacts relating to the pair's marriage and it has now been given the chance to acquire the Tudor Heart, which was discovered by a metal detectorist in 2019, before it enters a private collection.

To acquire the pendant, the British Museum aims to raise £3.5 million by April 2026, and has already received a £500,000 donation from The Julia Rausing Trust, as it calls for help from the public.