Lost jewels of John, King of England

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The lost jewels of John, King of England are the English royal jewellery and plate that were supposedly lost during the First Barons' War in 1216. According to legend, while returning to King's Lynn, Norfolk, from a journey to Spalding, Lincolnshire, John, King of England lost his jewels in the marshlands of The Wash when his baggage train was swamped by the incoming tide. The jewels and treasures have never been recovered after numerous failed archeological searches, to the point that their existence is contested.

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