Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg
Henry VIII: Neclace symbolizes the order of office

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H8 chamarre duckbill shoes order (of office) neclace neclace
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Clothes included jewelry. In this painting of Henry VIII, the neclace symbolizes the order of office. Jewelry meant more than "attractiveness", it also symbolized the moral claim to rule.

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