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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.

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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...

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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.

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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...

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Abbey of Port-Royal-des-Champs
An 18th-century painting of the Abbey of Port-Royal-des-Champs in France.

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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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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.

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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)

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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...

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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.