A gold rosary of Mary Queen of Scots was stolen from Arndale Castle in Scotland, along with antiques worth a million pounds. The rosary itself was in the hands of Queen Mary when she was executed in 1587.
The gold and silver artifacts were stolen on Friday night.
Historical items stolen from a Scottish castle include silver bowls given by Queen Mary to a high-ranking royal official.
The fort was opened to the public on Tuesday after the incident
Fort staff received a report of the theft at 10.30pm on Friday night, when alarms started ringing in the fort.
Sussex police told the BBC that thieves broke into the castle through a window and broke a glass chest and fled with unusual artifacts.
According to police, four to four fire vehicles were found burnt in Barlawington near the fort, which is said to have been used in the incident.
A spokesman for the fort said the rosary gold was not very valuable, but the rosary was of great historical importance.
A spokesman for the Randall Castle Trust said, “The gold and silver in stolen items are of considerable value, but the historical significance and value of these artifacts collected by the Duke of Norfolk cannot be underestimated.
The police appealed to the public to contact the police if anyone has information about it so that these valuables can be returned to their place.
Peter Squares, a professor of criminology at the University of Brighton, says there have been a huge number of thefts of historical and cultural artifacts.
He said most of the historical items for sale to the emperors were stolen.
He told BBC Radio in an interview that you will find many loot items from museums in Middle Eastern cities being torn apart for being sold on the Internet on the "Dark Web", with the highest bidder sold.
He said the thieves' purpose was to sell the goods to someone to get their maximum price. Melting gold antiques and selling them for gold get a lot of value.
Kate Williams, a professor at the University of Reading, says that when the Queen of Scots fled to Scotland in England, many of her valuables were looted or shared.
He said that after the queen's execution, everything he had was taken and burned because people were in danger of becoming a martyr to the "Catholic sect".
He said all that was left was the monument to Mary Queen of Scots, which has now been stolen.
Police Officer O'Malley said those present at the fort on Friday afternoon should notify police if they saw suspicious people or activity in or around the fort.
Who was Queen Mary of
Scotland?
Queen Maria was born in 1542 in the palace of Lalithago and was made queen shortly after the death of her father.
But in 1548 Marie was sent to France and Scotland continued to be led by her representatives.
She returned to Scotland in 1561 to take possession of it, but was forced to resign at the age of 24 after a six-year conflict.
After gaining the throne, he left Scotland and went to England to seek refuge with his cousin Elizabeth I.
I have claimed the throne of Elizabeth in my life, and Catholics in England saw her as a legitimate pretender to the throne of England.
Queen Scott was imprisoned for 18 years and, at the age of 44, was executed in 1587 at the fort of Fodernge.
His son James later became king of Scotland and England.
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