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The Legendary "Florentine Diamond" and Fifteen Other Habsburg Jewels Thought Lost Were Kept in a Bank Vault in Canada

As it turns out, during the Second World War Empress Zita, widow of the last Austrian emperor, Charles I, took the family jewels out to Quebec, where she found refuge with her children. Only two members of the family knew where the treasures were, and the secret was to be

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A self-sacrificing peasant, burning with love for the Motherland, Ivan Susanin laid down his life for Rus, for the faith and for the Tsar

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On this day 120 years ago, 17 (30) October 1905, Emperor Nicholas II issued the Supreme Manifesto granting legislative power to the State Duma and establishing the political rights and freedoms of citizens

On this day 120 years ago, 17 (30) October 1905, Emperor Nicholas II issued the Supreme Manifesto granting legislative power to the State Duma and establishing the political rights and freedoms of citizens. It proclaimed, in particular: To grant the population the unshakeable foundations of civil liberty, based on the

Architecture · Faith · Madrid · Monarchies · Observations · Humour

The Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial: one of the great creations of the Spanish Renaissance, built under Philip II as a royal residence, monastery and mausoleum of monarchs

The Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is one of the great creations of the Spanish Renaissance, built under Philip II as a royal residence, monastery and mausoleum of monarchs. In its basilica, beneath the vaults of the choir, an eagle crowns a crystal chandelier, spreading its wings over

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On 6 July 1907 it was discovered that the Irish Crown Jewels, kept in a safe at Dublin Castle, had been stolen

On 6 July 1907 it was discovered that the Irish Crown Jewels, kept in a safe at Dublin Castle, had been stolen. Among the items taken were the insignia of the Order of Saint Patrick, an elite British chivalric order based in Ireland. The jewels were never found

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Come on, lads, own up nicely: why did you take the crown off?

Monarchies · Museums · Heritage · Paris

These are only some of the jewels displayed in the Galerie d'Apollon at the Louvre, which was robbed today, according to available reports

These are only some of the jewels displayed in the Galerie d'Apollon at the Louvre, which was robbed today, according to available reports. Among other things, the gallery houses the principal French crown jewels. What could be seen in the Galerie d'Apollon: 💎The "Regent"

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Justinian the Great Wishes His Crown to Outshine Every Star in the Firmament

Justinian the Great wishes his crown to outshine every star in the firmament. The only trouble is that Orson Welles also demands a spotlight of his own. Still from the film “The Battle of Rome”

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On the other hand, David's sketch indubitably depicts not the majestic Queen of France but a condemned, emaciated woman, made ready for execution

Marie Antoinette was only 37 at the time of her execution on 16 October 1793. After her trial she spent 10 months in the Temple prison and 3 months in the Conciergerie, where she was parted from her children and subjected to cruel treatment. In captivity she suffered from a

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Marie Antoinette in the procession to the scaffold, 16 October 1793

The Revolution's first crime was the death of the king; its most terrible crime was the death of the queen Chateaubriand's famous phrase acquires its meaning once one truly reflects on the fate of this woman. When Marie Antoinette was being taken to the scaffold, the

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Cyrus the Great Walked into Babylon as Though It Were His Own Home

Cyrus the Great walked into Babylon as though it were his own home. Quite literally: without a fight, by way of the river, past the guards. He conquered Babylon in 539 BC, exploiting the discontent of the population and diverting the course of the Euphrates so that his troops could

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The uniform in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed, the bullet that killed him, the bullet hole in the glass, and the car in which he was travelling

The uniform in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed, the bullet that killed him, the bullet hole in the glass, and the car in which he was travelling. Exhibits of the Museum of Military History in Vienna. His wife's dress and the bullet that killed her are displayed