A Couple Renovated Their Kitchen—and Stumbled Upon Buried Treasure From the 17th Century

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:The renovation of a 17 th century long-house in England unearthed roughly 100 coins from during the first English Civil War. century long-house in England unearthed roughly 100 coins from during the first English Civil War. Robert Fooks struck a glazed pottery bowl with his pickaxe, revealing about 100 coins dating back to the first English Civil War. “If we hadn’t lowered the floor, they would still be hidden there,” Betty Fooks told The Guardian. Now, the Poorton Coin Hoard is adding another piece to the historical puzzle of a nation once gripped by civil war.