The mid 13th-century style of carving means that the table could date back to Henry III.
Henry VIII used the table for feasts after his marriages to Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn.
The table was originally constructed with Purbeck marble, sourced from Dorset, and repaired over a 300-year period with the first major change occurring in 1307.
[1] The King's Table was broken into pieces by Oliver Cromwell following the English Civil War and buried under the Palace of Westminster.
The broken pieces of the original were placed in the foundations of a dais built in the 17th century in Westminster Hall, which was used by James II of England at his coronation banquet.