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and his wife. They visited the keeper of the jewels and Maria pretended to faint to cause a distraction. The keeper unlocked the Crown Jewels and, to his amazement, was seized and held in the strongroom. Just as Blood and his accomplice were leaving, the plan was hindered yet again since they were
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and built its first hall in 1200. He was survived by a son Hugh de
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caught before even getting out of the grounds of the Tower. The King took pity on Blood and, after serving a short sentence, he was returned to
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