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Royal Sceptre, Kingdom of Kongo
A gold sceptre used by the kings of the Kingdom of Kongo (14-19th century CE). 17th century CE (?). (Royal Museum of Central Africa, Brussels, Belgium)
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Royal Lodge, Chateau d'Amboise
The 15th century CE Royal Lodge of the Chateau d'Amboise, Amboise, France.
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Elizabethan Royal Navy
A 1907 CE painting showing ships of the English Royal Navy during the Elizabethan period (1558-1603 CE).
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Evacuation of the Portuguese Royal Family to Brazil
The Portuguese royal family evacuates Lisbon for Brazil as the French army closes in at the start of the Peninsular War (1807-1814). Painting by Henri L'Evêque, 1812.
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Korean Royal Wedding Re-enactment
A modern re-enactment of a traditional Korean wedding. Such richly embroidered clothes could only be worn by women of the royal or ‘sacred bone’ (seonggol) class in the Korean bone rank system used in the Silla period (57 BCE - 935 CE).
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Royal Duck-shaped Weight from Nimrud
The lion engraved on this duck-shaped weight shows that this is an official palace weight and therefore a royal property. Neo-Assyrian Period, 800-700 BCE. From the North-West Palace at Nimrud, Northern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (British...
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St. Margaret’s Chapel and Royal Magdalene Almshouses
The St. Margaret’s Chapel and Royal Magdalene Almshouses in Glastonbury, Somerset.
A chapel dedicated to St. Margaret was built in the 1070s CE on Magdalene Street, originally as a hospital, but the preserved building dates from 1444 CE.
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Alabaster Relief of an Assyrian Royal Attendant
Alabaster work relief of an Assyrian royal attendant, from the northwest palace of Ashurnasirpal II. Reign of Ashurnasirpal II, 883-859 BCE, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), Mesopotamia. (The Burrell Collection, Glasgow).
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Inner Court, Royal Lodge, Chateau d'Amboise
The inner court side of the Royal Lodge at the 15th century CE Chateau d'Amboise, Amboise, France.
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The Royal Observatory Greenwich
A print showing the Royal Observatory in Greenwich near London, founded in 1675. Engraving by Francis Place after Robert Thacker c. 1678. (British Library, London)