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|type = Jewel-encrusted cup | |type = Jewel-encrusted cup | ||
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'''The Cup of Athelstan''' was a historical treasure stored in the [[International Gallery]] in [[London]], worth 18 million pounds. | '''The Cup of Athelstan''' was a historical treasure stored in the [[International Gallery]] in [[London]], worth 18 million pounds. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The cup was given to [[Athelstan of England|Athelstan]], King of England, in [[10th century|924]] AD as a coronation gift from | The cup was given to [[Athelstan of England|Athelstan]], King of England, in [[10th century|924]] AD as a coronation gift from [[Hywel]], King of the Welsh. | ||
Lady [[Christina de Souza]] stole it during Easter [[2009]] and then travelled on a [[bus]], [[the 200]], through a [[wormhole]] to [[San Helios|another planet]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]] later used it to get the bus and its passengers back through the wormhole to [[Earth]]. Unfortunately, he had to destroy the cup in the process. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | Lady [[Christina de Souza]] stole it during Easter [[2009]] and then travelled on a [[bus]], [[the 200]], through a [[wormhole]] to [[San Helios|another planet]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]] later used it to get the bus and its passengers back through the wormhole to [[Earth]]. Unfortunately, he had to destroy the cup in the process. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | ||
After the Cup of Athelstan's disappearance, security was vastly improved for the [[Mona Lisa]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mona Lisa's Revenge]]'') | After the Cup of Athelstan's disappearance, security was vastly improved for the [[Mona Lisa]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mona Lisa's Revenge]]'') | ||
[[Category:Human artefacts]] | [[Category:Human artefacts]] | ||
