This precious gem has voyaged through various ... particularly one by Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s husband. Unlike the Great Mughal Diamond, the Koh-i-Noor’s history involves careful ...

Among the most evocative looted object is Tipu Sultan’s mechanical tiger, a wooden automaton depicting a tiger mauling a ...

The Duchess of Edinburgh’s engagement ring is a striking and classic gem that was created by a favourite jeweller and with a ...

There were many such rare diamonds present in India at one time, whose value is in billions today. They are mentioned every ...

The legendary diamond mines of Golconda are all gone now. Blame it on the demand for their extraordinary stones—devoid of nitrogen, their color has been described as “whiter than white” and “as clear ...

It was invented around 1750 by William Oliver, a Somerset doctor; it was the great grand-mammy of all water-biscuits - the plainest, thinnest, high-baked crackers.

¶ Her Majesty the Queen Mother graciously surrendered last week to Her Majesty the Queen the $750,000 Kohinoor diamond of 106 carats. It has been the chief jewel of Queen Mary’s Crown, now goes ...

Blame it on the demand for their extraordinary stones—devoid of nitrogen, their color has been described ... the Koh-i—Noor diamond, at the center of the Queen Mother's crown in the Tower ...

Thetford has been home to influential and inspirational men and women. During the Iron Age, the town was a major centre for the Iceni tribe, led by the iconic queen Boudica, who rebelled against the ...

Apart from wealth, this man also had an impressive collection of gems, including the iconic Koh-i-Noor, a fleet of Rolls-Royce cars, royal ties with Queen Elizabeth, and more. The man in ...

The firm re-cut the controversial Koh-i-noor diamond for Prince Albert in 1852; the firm later worked on the also-controversial Cullinan Diamond. Garrard also created Queen Mary’s crown for the ...