Theft of Mary Queen of Scots rosary a tragic loss for Catholic history – Catholic World Report catholicworldreport.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from catholicworldreport.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Rosary beads carried by Mary Queen of Scots were among historical items stolen from Arundel Castle A SET of irreplaceable gold rosary beads carried by Mary Queen of Scots to her execution in 1587 are among historical items stolen in a £1 million raid of Arundel Castle. Other items taken in the burglary of the West Sussex castle include coronation cups given by Mary to the Earl Marshal along with other gold and silver items. Staff were alerted to the break-in on the evening of Friday, May 21, after a burglar alarm was tripped and police rushed to the scene. A 4×4 saloon car, which has since been burnt out and abandoned, is thought to have been involved in the raid.
Arundel Castle robbed of £1m worth of gold, silver and irreplaceable relic
Police are hunting thieves who broke into Arundel Castle in West Sussex on Friday night and escaped with priceless, historical items displayed in glass cabinets
Burglars pinched Mary Queen of Scots rosary beads among their haul (Image: Adam Gerrard / Daily Mirror)
The Daily Star s FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.
Sign up today!
When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice.
BBC News
By Alex Therrien
image captionThe raid happened days after Arundel Castle reopened on Tuesday
More than £1m of historical treasures have been stolen from Arundel Castle, days after it reopened to the public.
A set of irreplaceable gold rosary beads carried by Mary Queen of Scots to her execution in 1587 were among items taken from the West Sussex castle.
Other goods stolen in the raid on Friday include coronation cups given by Mary to the Earl Marshal.
An Arundel Castle spokesman said the items were of priceless historical importance .
The castle only reopened to the public on Tuesday.
Submitting.
Thieves had taken the items by force from a display cabinet, the spokesman said.
A 4X4 vehicle was found abandoned and on fire in nearby Barlavington, but police are still investigating whether it is linked to the theft.
A spokesman for Arundel Castle Trustees said: ‘The stolen items have significant monetary value, but as unique artefacts of the Duke of Norfolk’s collection, have immeasurably greater and priceless historical importance.
‘We urge anyone with information to come forward to the police to assist them in returning these treasures back where they belong.’
Display cabinet along the public route in the castle from which a set of gold rosary beads carried by Mary Queen of Scots to her execution in 1587 were taken, among other historic treasures worth more than £1 million stolen in a raid at Arundel Castle.Arundel Castle/PA Wire