It is believed that Mary Queen of Scots carried her gold rosary beads with her to the block in 1587, few artefacts survive from that day most of Mary's possessions were destroyed to prevent her from becoming a Catholic martyr. In May 2021 thieves entered through a window at the 1,000-year-old Arundel Castle, smashing display cases they made off with gold and silver items worth more than $1.4 million, including Queen Mary’s rosary beads, Hanoverian coronation cups, gold ceremonial batons, silver