Since their failed attempt at fleeing, Marie Antoinette, her husband, children, and sister-in-law were being kept under strict guard in the Tuileries. On 20 June 1792, a terrifying mob was allowed into the gardens of the palace by the National Guard. They carried pikes and hatchets and eventually broke into the palace itself. They made [read more]
Princess Yunxin was the fifth sister of Puyi, the Last Emperor of China. When Puyi was Emperor, Princess Yunxin’s relationship with him was not close. She saw him as her ruler and not her brother.[1] It was not until Emperor Puyi was pardoned as a war criminal that the two began to have a close [read more]
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Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee Brooch was given to Queen Victoria by her Household to mark her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. The brooch consists of a “scrolled and pierced foliate design, pave-set with diamonds, with pearl centre surrounded by brilliant in cut-down collets, suspending a detachable loop of brilliant with pearl drop; with alternative back fitting [read more]
Schloss Richmond was built between 1768 and 1769 for Princess Augusta of Great Britain, the elder sister of King George III. She was married to Charles William Ferdinand, future Duke of Brunswick, on 16 January 1764 and the palace was a gift from him. The architect of the palace was Carl Christoph Wilhelm Fleischer, and [read more]
Princess Yunxian was the fourth and least favourite sister of Puyi, the Last Emperor of China. She received very little attention from her father, Prince Zaifeng. Despite receiving very little affection from both her father and brother, Princess Yunxian was a desirable candidate for marriage and had three suitors. After the fall of the state [read more]
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