‘Captain Blood’ captured while attempting to steal Crown Jewels

Sunday, May 9 The 129th day of the year 236 days left Today in history In London, Thomas Blood, an Irish adventurer better known as “Captain Blood,” is captured attempting to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Blood, a Parliamentarian during the English Civil War, was deprived of his estate in Ireland with the restoration o...

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