Golden Bull
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Golden BullRichard II of England

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This charter, sealed with a golden bull in 1394, was issued by Richard II of England to protect the priory of Notre-Dame de Royston and the church of Aswell in honor of St Thomas Becket. Unlike common wax seals, golden bulls were reserved for exceptional acts, a tradition of Byzantine origin later adopted in the Holy Roman Empire and England, but rare in France.