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Tag: Theft

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21st August 1911: The Mona Lisa stolen from the Louvre

21st August 2020
Tagged as: Art, Crime, Criminal, France, Italy, Theft

Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre on the 21^st August 1911.

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9th May 1671: Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels

9th May 2019
Tagged as: Charles I, Crime, Criminal, Crown Jewels, England, English Civil War, Ireland, London, Theft, Thomas Blood, Tower of London

Colonel Thomas Blood attempted to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.

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11th April 1950: Stone of Scone rediscovered 4 months after its disappearance

11th April 2019
Tagged as: Edinburgh, England, London, Monarchy, Nationalism, Scotland, Theft, Westminster Abbey

The Stone of Scone was found on the site of the High Altar at Arbroath Abbey, nearly four months after it disappeared from Westminster Abbey.

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8th August 1963: The Great Train Robbery takes place

8th August 2018
Tagged as: Britain, Crime, Criminal, Police, Railways, Theft, Transport, United Kingdom

On the 8^th August 1963, a gang of 15 men attacked a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London and stole over £2.6million in cash.

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