Some of the earliest surviving examples of Goldwork in Great Britain are the textiles associated with Saint Cuthbert that can be seen in the Treasury at Durham Cathedral - a stole and maniple that date back to the tenth century! One of the reasons that the Church used gold was to celebrate the majesty of God, and Kings were adorned with golden embellishments as a reflection of their divine right to rule. We still see evidence of this today in the Robes of Estate of our monarchs, and the RSN has