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|image = [[File: | |image = [[File:CupofAthelstan.jpg|200px]] | ||
|object name = Cup of Athelstan | |object name = Cup of Athelstan | ||
|type = Historical treasure | |type = Historical treasure | ||
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|mentions = [[SJA]]: ''[[Mona Lisa's Revenge]]'' | |mentions = [[SJA]]: ''[[Mona Lisa's Revenge]]'' | ||
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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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan_of_England Athelstan], King of England, in 924 AD as a coronation gift from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hywel_Dda Hywel], King of the Welsh. | The cup was given to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan_of_England Athelstan], King of England, in 924 AD as a coronation gift from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hywel_Dda Hywel], King of the Welsh. | ||
[[Christina de Souza|Lady Christina de Souza]] stole it during Easter [[2009]] and then travelled on [[The 200|a double-decker bus]] through a [[Wormhole|wormhole]] to [[San Helios|another planet]]. [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] later used it to get the bus and the passengers on-board the bus, back through the wormhole to [[Earth]]. Unfortunately he had to destroy the cup in the process. ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | [[Christina de Souza|Lady Christina de Souza]] stole it during Easter [[2009]] and then travelled on [[The 200|a double-decker bus]] through a [[Wormhole|wormhole]] to [[San Helios|another planet]]. [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] later used it to get the bus and the passengers on-board the bus, back through the wormhole to [[Earth]]. Unfortunately he had to destroy the cup in the process. ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | ||
