Divers Exploring A North Sea Shipwreck Discovered An Immaculate 400-Year-Old Royal Treasure Trove

Do you think a small piece of dress could give out intriguing details about the past? A 4-century-old dress did just that. Divers in the Netherlands recovered a wood pack buried in the sand bed, and when they opened, they were disappointed to discover that it was only a silk dress. That being said, they had no idea what story they were about to unfold. Archaeologists are the best people to fiddle around with century-old things; because they can relate the object to its past. For common people, these objects may just be an old useless thing that should get its place in the dustbin, but the experts know just how just how priceless these things are. This is the very reason why the government has banned people from touching or exploring things of historical past. The experienced divers with government authorization can only explore the underwater to dig out the hidden treasure from the seabed. Texel Island is now home to only 14,000 people, but once it was an important harbor for the DIC, the Dutch India Company. During winter, powerful winds used to batter the island. Due to this extreme weather condition, 1,000 vessels have sunk between the 16th century and 19th century. The Islanders have several stories of how prized possessions wash up to the shore almost every day. The divers of the Texel Diving Club found a silk dress, washed it with a hose and left it for drying just like that. Corina Hordijk came for the diving club’s annual barbeque and realized the importance of the dress material. Though the dress has spent more than 4 centuries under water, it was surprisingly still it was in good condition; minus the fact that it was discoloured. The archaeological department has now taken right care of the old dress and preserved it properly. The salvagers have also managed to recover items like a wooden box of spices, lice comb, and an embroidered purse. Everything recovered from the site belonged to the royal family. The historian, Nadine Akkerman said that the belongings and the sunken ship are related to Elizabeth Stuart. She was the daughter of Britain’s King James I. She was also known as Winter Queen before the Catholic toppled her from her power. Elizabeth wanted to regain her power and for that, she was ready to do whatever possible. In her lifetime, she had written 2000 letters, most of them encrypted with hieroglyphics. She was a spy and this is why she used encryption to protect her letter from prying eyes. She was trying to raise fund for the Royalist Army by selling off royal items. She wanted to come to power by winning the domestic war. The dress in question must belong to one of her ladies-in-waiting. Though the story makes for an interesting read, it is not a proven fact. That being said, if at all these explanations hold true, then international espionage surely is an old and dark institution.