A KING’S FORTUNE
ANCIENT TRADITION. SEARCH BY RAIDERS. London, Nov. 10. Still fascinated by the tradition that Henry VII. buried a huge personal fortune in a tunnel under Richmond Palace, raiders again attempted to discover the treasure immediately the night watch was abandoned. They were unsuccessful. The present leaseholder of the palace (Mr. J. L. Middleton) believes that Henry VIII found the treasure. Henry VH, he 'says, was a careful man and would have kept records of any treasure secreted anywhere, and these documents would revert to Henry VIII. More than a week ago burglars broke into the untenanted palace and spent a busy but profitless night. Obviously they were familiar with the building because, after forcing an entry, they went straight to a secret door beside the fireplace in Queen Elizabeth’s room, opened a trapdoor, descended a well, and reopened the mouth of a brickedup tunnel by shifting more than -a ton, «f.-©aife fees j
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Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1932, Page 2
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156A KING’S FORTUNE Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1932, Page 2
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