‘Hugely exciting’ring found in English countryside may have link to infamous plot, heads to auction

A historic gold ring from the English countryside will go under the hammer this month — and experts believe it may be linked to one of the most infamous conspiracies inBritish history.

The piece of jewelry was uncovered by metal detectorist Andrew Rose, who found it six inches in the ground in Bushwood, Warwickshire, about 20 miles southeast of Birmingham.

The artifact features an inner inscription reading “Your Frende in Deede,” a message thought to symbolize loyalty. 

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The 16th-century band may be tied to the 1605 Gunpowder Plot, an attempt byEnglish Catholicsto blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I.

James I’s court got wind of the plans and eventually located Guy Fawkes hiding among 36 barrels of gunpowder on Nov.5 — foiling the plot.

A gold ring inscribed with the words “Your Frende in Deede” is believed to have ties to the 1605 Gunpowder Plot.(SWNS;Culture Club/Getty Images)

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Though the Gunpowder Plot is remembered through Fawkes and the rhyme “Remember, remember the fifth of November,” the mastermind behind the scheme was actually Robert Catesby.

Bushwood Hall,where Catesby was born, as news agency SWNS reported.

The hall was also used as a hideout and weapons storage facility for the conspirators.

The 16th-century band was unearthed near Bushwood Hall, the birthplace of Gunpowder Plot mastermind Robert Catesby, seen here.(Bettmann via Getty Images)

“The hall where Catesby was born can only be accessed down a track, which means it is even more likely the ring, which was found only yards from the moat, was connected to the hall or was owned by someone who lived there,” Rose told SWNS.

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The ring is expected to sell for as much as $15,800 when it goes to auction. (SWNS)

The ring is expected to fetch up to £12,000 (about $15,800) when it’s auctioned on Nov.27, Hanson Auctioneers said. 

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Speaking to SWNS, auctioneer Charles Hanson noted that thelocal areahad a considerable Catholic population at the time of the Gunpowder Plot.

“Guy Fawkes, Catesby and their network — many of whom were related by blood or marriage — moved between safe houses in the Midlands,” said Hanson.“They were protected by the region’s large Catholic base, which, like them, [were] against the king.”

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The Gunpowder Plot aimed to destroy Parliament and kill King James I before authorities uncovered the deadly plan.(The Print Collector/Heritage Images via Getty Images)

“Given the remoteness of the hall’s location, its link to Catesby [and] the date and inscription of the ring, it is tantalizing to imagine it belonging to one of the plotters,” he added.

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“Imagine it glinting by firelight as they planned one of the most audacious attacks in U.K.history.”