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Today in History—April 11: A Mysterious Medieval Chess Set
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A group of intricately carved Lewis chess pieces arranged on a chessboard, featuring medieval-style figures including kings, queens, and bishops, with orange crown doodles highlighting the royals.
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April 11, 1831: A treasure hoard was found in a sand bank on Scotland's Isle of Lewis
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