341 years ago the Irish adventurer Thomas Blood and his three accomplices were cought in the act of stealing the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower. Above the vault of the jewels lived the bailee's family. Disguised as a clergyman, Blood obtained their confidence by fraud. The robbery failed. Impressed by Blood's manners and demeanour, King Charles II. pardoned the thief.
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