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  In 1669, the Jewels went on public display for the first time in the
  Jewel House at the Tower of London. The Deputy Keeper of the Jewel
  House took the regalia out of a cupboard and showed it to visitors
  for a small fee. This informal arrangement was ended two years later
  when (Wikipedia, Crown Jewels of the United
Kingdom.) 
 
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