3. A 600-year-old Treasure Trove Discovered Under Norfolk Tudor House’s Flooring
Location: Norfolk, England’s Oxburgh Hall
Year Found: 2020
Estimated Value: Not Known
In 2020, while working diligently in Oxburgh Hall, a lone archaeologist discovered something extraordinary in the attic rooms. Under the Norfolk Tudor house’s floorboards, Anna Forest unearthed the biggest treasure hoard ever found at a National Trust site.
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Among the treasures was a book with blue and gold hues that appeared to have belonged to Oxburgh’s builder, Sir Edmund Bedingfeld. Additional treasures were discovered scattered around the remainder of the land, including handwritten music from the 1500s, textile pieces from the 1500s and 1700s, and an opened box of chocolates from the Second World War. The building is still “giving up its secrets,” according to officials, and fresh riches are being revealed “slowly.”