Scientists Uncover a 500-Year-Old Secret Hidden in a Book Henry VIII Wanted Destroyed
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Scientists Uncover a 500-Year-Old Secret Hidden in a Book Henry VIII Wanted Destroyed

A Catholic book that survived the Reformation hints at a secret act of defiance by one of Henry VIII’s own enforcers. Sir John Gage helped Henry VIII dismantle monasteries and dispose of their possessions for the Crown. Yet six fragile pages from a medieval religious book suggest that the trusted royal official also saved a [...]