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Royal Arms and the Dog & Bear, Lenham
The Dog & Bear in Lenham, Kent, England. The pub, built in 1602, was visited in 1704 by Anne, Queen of Great Britain (r. 1702-14) and so the queen's coat of arms was placed above the doorway to advertise this royal endorsement.
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Royal Mint Steam Hammer
A Royal Mint steam hammer, a device invented by James Nasmyth (1808-1890) in 1839 during the Industrial Revolution. (The Science Museum, London)
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How Queen Victoria Celebrated Christmas - The Festive Traditions in the Royal Household
The way Queen Victoria (reign 1837-1901) and her family celebrated their Christmases became familiar to the public over the years, thanks to the intense media coverage of the royal family, particularly the regular features in popular illustrated...
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Family Tree of the Royal House of Stuart 1603-1714 - Britain’s Royal Dynasty
Rulers of Scotland from 1371 and of England and Ireland from 1603, the House of Stuart presided over an era of dynastic union, religious conflict, civil war, regicide, and eventual restoration. Their story culminated with the Act of Union...
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Royal Couple
Painted limestone relief, possibly depicting Akhenaten and Nefertiti, from Amarna, 18th Dynasty, c. 1335 BCE.
Neues Museum, Berlin.
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Royal Obelisk, Axum
A stone monolithic obelisk marking the tomb of King Ezanas of the kingdom of Axum (aka Aksum, modern Ethiopia), c. 400 CE. The carvings imitate the architectural features of dry-stone and timber housing.
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Achaemenid Royal Tombs
Tombs of the Achaemenid kings of Darius I, Xerxes I and Artaxerxes I at Naqsh-e Rostam.
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Gamla Uppsala, Royal Mounds
Burial mounds at Gamla Uppsala, Sweden. Legend has it that three Norse gods - Odin, Thor, and Freyr - were buried under each and the site where the Temple of Uppsala once stood was sacred to them. Excavations of the mounds and site in the...
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Royal Hunt Fresco, Chapelle Sainte-Radegonde
A fresco from the Chapelle Sainte-Radegonde, thought to depict Henry II of England (1154 - 1189 CE), Eleanor of Aquitane (r. 1137 - 1204 CE), and their children. The fresco may also depict Henry the Young King (r. 1170 - 1183 CE). Late 12th...
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A Royal Assyrian Letter
This clay tablet is a letter from Shamash-shum-ukin, the Assyrian crown prince of Babylon, to his father Esarhaddon, the king of Assyria. It concerns treasonable activities in Babylonia. Circa 670 BCE. From Nineveh, Mesopotamia, modern-day...
