for which cause your Grace weareth a closed crown."

Description

The crown is first described in an inventory made of Henry VIII's jewels in 1521:

It took the form of a closed crown, originally with two arches, with five crosses pattée alternating with five fleurs-de-lis. It was decorated with 344 jewels, gems and pearls, including 21 sapphires, 2 emeralds, 27 diamonds and 233 pearls of different sizes.

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