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Royal Palace, Old Dongola
Image by Hans Birger Nilsen

Royal Palace, Old Dongola

The remaining part of the royal palace of Old Dongola, Sudan. Built c. 1002 CE, it was converted into a mosque in 1317 CE.
Rules for playing the Royal Game of Ur
Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Rules for playing the Royal Game of Ur

There are Akkadian cuneiform inscriptions as well as explanatory diagram and rules for playing the so-called the game of 20-squares (the Royal Game of Ur).This is the front aspect of the clay tablet which shows how the central squares were...
Minoan Royal Villa at Knossos
Image by Carole Raddato

Minoan Royal Villa at Knossos

The Royal Villa is located northeast of the Palace of Knossos (Crete). It was built on the east slope of the hill of Knossos and consisted of a ground floor and two other floors which survive in relatively good condition.
Royal Fortress Gate, Hazor
Image by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Royal Fortress Gate, Hazor

This object is an ancient Israelite royal fortress gate, made out of limestone. It was excavated from Hazor and dates to the Iron Age II (9th BCE). (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem) ©The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Used with permission. Israel...
Abbey of Port-Royal-des-Champs
Image by Françoise Foliot

Abbey of Port-Royal-des-Champs

An 18th-century painting of the Abbey of Port-Royal-des-Champs in France.
Inner Court, Royal Lodge, Chateau d'Amboise
Image by Mark Cartwright

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.
Professor Theodore Antikas with Laura-Wynn Antikas Holding the Shorter Greave from the Royal Tomb of Vergina
Image by Antikas team archive

Professor Theodore Antikas with Laura-Wynn Antikas Holding the Shorter Greave from the Royal Tomb of Vergina

Professor Theodore Antikas with Laura-Wynn Antikas holding the shorter greave from the Royal Tomb of Vergina in front of the display cabinet in the Archaeological Museum of Vergina. Courtesy of the Antikas team archive.
Ark Royal Warship
Image by Claes Jansz Visscher

Ark Royal Warship

An illustration by Claes Jansz Visscher of the Ark Royal, an English galleon warship which fought in the Anglo-Spanish War during the Elizabethan period. (National Maritime Museum, London)
Family Tree of the Royal House of Stuart 1603-1714
Image by Simeon Netchev

Family Tree of the Royal House of Stuart 1603-1714

An image illustrating the family tree of the Stuarts (sometimes spelled Stewart or Steuart) a ruling dynasty of Scotland from 1371 and of England from 1603, from a personal union of crowns in the United Kingdom until the establishment of...
Royal Obelisk, Axum
Image by Pzbinden7

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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