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May 9 1671 Captain Blood steals crown jewels

Posted by Craig Hill ⋅ May 9, 2012 ⋅ 4 Comments

On May 9th 1671, in London, Thomas Blood, an Irish adventurer better known as “Captain Blood,” was captured attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Blood, a Parliamentarian during the English Civil War, was deprived of his estate in Ireland with the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660. In 1663, … Continue reading →

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