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The author describes some of the 14th century relics she found from a farm in Great Britain between November and December 2012 through a metal detector. She extracted a cut half of a silver hammered penny of Henry II. The author also found two halfcrowns that are both dated 1948, a 1939 six-pence, and a 1940 shilling. She says that the best find of the day was her penny of Elizabeth I with a coronet mint mark dating it 1567 to 1570.

The Stuart artefacts described in this article have not previously been examined as an entity, and many are relatively unfamiliar to scholars. This paper will consider this unique collection of relics and discuss their significance within the personal as well as national and international contexts of their origins. That significance rests largely in their royal provenance, which was valued by the custodians at the English Jesuit College of St Omers, the predecessor of Stonyhurst College, founded to educate English Catholic boys in 1593. The Stuart cause, from Mary Queen of Scots to Charles Edward Stuart represented the best hope of English Catholics for a formal restoration of the faith. Relics, such as Mary Queen of Scott' Thom, were powerful symbols of tenacity and hope, providing an unbroken thread from the Passion of Christ to the martyred Queen, the more valued as the College gained its own seventeenth-century martyrs. Artefacts which arrived at Stonyhurst College after 1794 were valued for their romantic association wish the failed Stuart cause. The creation of the Stuart Parlour in 1911 and the adoption of the Borrodsle tartan as part of the girls' uniform in the I 990s demonstrate the significance these objects possess well into the twentieth century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses the way that many religious artifacts in museums are being removed or hidden from view. Reason that this is occurring; How only certain people are allowed to view certain religious objects held in museums in England; Evidence of this trend in both the United States and England; Way that some religious objects can only be viewed by men; Efforts to restrict access to all items of ceremonial or religious importance, where unrestricted access may cause distress to actual or cultural descendants; Assertion that this practice is contrary to the goal of a museum in providing knowledge about other cultures in order to promote understanding between people of different backgrounds.

The article offers information on a bone fragment relic of Pope Clement I, found by rubbish collectors in London, England, which has been donated to the Westminster Cathedral in London, England.

The article offers information on various aspects related to metal theft in Great Britain. Topics discussed include the views of Minister of State for Policing Mike Penning on the interest of theft for scrap metals, the effort of government officials to encourage businesses and householders to participate in combating theft, and the stealing of the relic Nanteos Cup.

Presents the views of Melanie McDonagh, an Irish journalist in Great Britain, on relics. Thoughts on the head of St. John the Baptist, of which part is kept at the cathedral church of Amiens, in Picardy; Story of how St. John was martyred; Perception that relics have lives of their own, and help to bring people closer to the saints; Way that the head of St. John was stolen by its donor in Constantinople during the Crusades; Perception that the theft of relics indicated proper devotion to the saint concerned; Idea that saints expressed themselves through the movement of their body parts.

Focuses on the efforts in protecting the history and collection of war relics in Guernsey, Great Britain. Details on the program to restore some of the fortifications on the island; Museum opened in Guernsey; Fortification works of the Germans during the war.