The extremely rare set of 17 th century cards are enclosed in a contemporary wrapper with a late 18 th century note inscribed ‘Cards that King Charles & Queen Catherine played with at my great Grandfather’s, Mr Amherst of Riverhead on their way to Tunbridge Wells. A set of cards used in a game with King Charles II and Catherine of Braganza has emerged in Salisbury after over 300 years in the same family.
