Metal detectorist unearths Tudor gold pendant linked to Henry VIII in Warwickshire

Cafe owner Charlie Clarke shrieked like schoolgirl' when he turned up pristine necklace bearing initials of Henry and Katherine of Aragon

Charlie Clarke had been metal detectoring for just six months when he stumbled across what he calls his once in a liftime - no, once in 30 lifetimes", find. He was exploring a Warwickshire field, turning up junk" and about to call it a day, when a clear beep on his detector led him to dig to the depth of his elbow. What he saw there caused him to shriek like a little schoolgirl, to be honest. My voice went pretty high-pitched".

What the Birmingham cafe owner had discovered was a huge and quite spectacular early Tudor pendant and chain, made in gold and enamel and bearing the initials and symbols of Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon.