Tudor Crown
| Tudor Crown | |
|---|---|
The crown in a 1629 portrait of Charles I | |
| Heraldic depictions | |
| Details | |
| Country | Kingdom of England |
| Made | No later than 1521 |
| Destroyed | 1649 |
| Weight | 90 ozt (6.17 lb; 2.80 kg) |
| Arches | 2–4 |
| Material | Gold |
| Cap | Purple silk velvet lined with black silk satin and no fur |
| Notable stones | 344 jewels, gems and pearls |
| Successors | State Crown of Charles II |
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The Tudor Crown, also known as the Imperial Crown, was a crown created in the early 16th century for either Henry VII or Henry VIII, the first Tudor monarchs of England, and destroyed in 1649 during the English Civil War. It was described by the art historian Sir Roy Strong as "a masterpiece of early Tudor jeweller's art".
A representation of the Tudor Crown is a widely used symbol in the heraldry of the United Kingdom. In use officially from 1901 to 1952 and again since 2022 on the accession of Charles III, it is used to represent the Crown as the sovereign source of governmental authority. As such, it appears on numerous official emblems in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth realms, and the former British Empire.