Treasure hunter, 52, finds £20,000 ring 'worn by two of Henry VIII's wives'

Treasure hunter, 52, finds £20,000 ring 'worn by two of Henry VIII's wives' in a farmer's field in York Paul Ibbotson found a bejeweled golf ring in a field and knew it was special  The researched it and found out it was last worn by Catherine Howard  Its provenance cannot be proved and it will be house in a musuem in York  

By Chris Brooke for the Daily Mail

Published: 23:23 BST, 14 June 2019 | Updated: 00:41 BST, 15 June 2019

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The ring (pictured above) was valued at £20,000

The ring (pictured above) was valued at £20,000

When metal detectorist Paul Ibbotson found a bejewelled gold ring in a farmer’s field he knew it was special.

But when he researched it he became convinced it may have belonged to two of Henry VIII’s wives and was last worn by Catherine Howard months before she was beheaded.

His fanciful story will intrigue visitors to a museum in York when the 15th-century ring – valued at £20,000 – goes on

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