The Bible used by King George III for his coronation oath in 1761 [1598x2000]10mo ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Bust of future King Henry VIII made in 1498 when Henry was only 7 years old. [1687x1825]1yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
This is my favorite portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, taken in Balmoral in 2010.1yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/CasualUK
In 2012, a couple invited Queen Elizabeth II to their wedding as a joke, and she actually showed up.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/interesting
The Round Table of Winchester, made for King Edward I ~1265. Edward was a fan of King Arthur, and it is believed he commissioned this table for an Arthurian-themed tournament. [1550x1550]3mo ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Silk vest worn by King Charles I of England during his beheading on charges of treason in 1649 [1050x1335]9mo ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
In 1950, four Scottish students stole back the Stone of Scone (the stone in which Scottish monarchs were crowned) from England and brought it all the way back to Scotland.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/Scotland
Really neat photo from behind their Majesties on the Buckingham Palace balcony earlier today1yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/royalfamily
Golden leaf from the crown used for the coronation of Napoleon I, the only one remaining in the world, 18049mo ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/Gold
During World War I, Tsarevich Alexei of Russia helped with aid and even ate the soldiers' black bread, refusing when he was offered a meal that he would eat in his palace, saying It's not what soldiers eat.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/Russianhistory
Louis Bonaparte (Napoleon’s brother) was known as The King of Rabbits because he mispronounced the Dutch phrase “King of Holland” and instead said “Rabbit of Holland” when he took over the Netherlands in 1806.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/Netherlands
Guillotine blade used to execute Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution [810x1080]2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
New photo released of King Charles III in celebration of his first birthday as King1yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/royalfamily
When Prince Carl of Denmark was offered the throne of Norway in 1905, he refused to take it unless the Norwegian people agreed that they wanted a monarchy rather than a republic. He won the resulting referendum with 79%, and became King Haakon VII.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/Norway
During WWII, the US Army designed a whole fake neighborhood on top of the Boeing Factory to throw off possible air attacks2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
King Harald V of Norway vowed to remain unmarried for life unless he could marry his true love, a commoner. He later married her and she became Queen Sonja of Norway.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/Norway
In the 1770s King Gustav III of Sweden tried to prove coffee was unhealthy by having one man drink large amounts of coffee and his twin drink the same amount of tea everyday for the rest of their lives. Both twins outlived the doctors in charge of the experiment and the king himself.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/sweden
Bill Gates has a Periodic Table mounted in his office with little samples of every chemical3yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Every current European monarch is descended from John William Friso, Dutch Prince of Orange from 1702 to 17112yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/Netherlands
In an attempt to save the Hawaiian culture and people from disappearing, Kalakaua, the last king of the Hawaiian kingdom, went on a world tour in 1881, and travelled to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the U.S., and he became the first reigning monarch to circumnavigate the globe.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/Hawaii
The crown of the Romanian Independent Kingdom (1881-1947) was made out of the steel of an Ottoman cannon captured during the War of Independence (1877-1878) to symbolise the bravery of the Romanian soldiers. [1170x974]2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Prussian King Frederick William I had a regiment of very tall men, known as the Potsdam Giants. The taller they were, the more they were paid - and they were paired with tall women, to breed giant soldiers. However, they were never sent on active service, as they were considered too valuable2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/germany
King Harald V of Norway vowed to remain unmarried for life unless he could marry his true love, a commoner. He later married her and she became Queen Sonja of Norway.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
The King of Britain, Russia, and Germany were all first cousins. When asked about WWI, Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany sarcastically remarked, “If my grandmother [Queen Victoria] had been alive, she would never have allowed it.”2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Since his father had died 5 months earlier, King Alfonso XIII of Spain became king on the day of his birth in 1886. While only a few minutes old he was presented naked to the Spanish Prime Minister on a silver tray.10mo ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/spain
In 1294 after a two-year impasse with no new Pope, the Cardinals elected a hermit monk who sent them an angry letter, threatening them with divine judgement. He became Celestine V. He served for five months before implementing a law that allowed Popes to abdicate. He abdicated a week later.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
1403, at the Battle of Shrewsbury when future King Henry V of England was 16 he was shot in the face by an arrow. The royal physician, while using honey as an antiseptic, crafted a specially designed tool to successfully extract the embedded arrowhead without doing any further damage.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
The city of London is still paying rent of a sharp axe, a billhook, 6 horseshoes, and 61 nails to the Queen on an unknown property leased in 12112yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MedievalHistory
In 1950, four Scottish students stole back the Stone of Scone (the stone in which Scottish monarchs were crowned) from England and brought it all the way back to Scotland.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
When the Bulgarian monarch died at 49 during WWII, his 6-year-old son Simeon became the Tsar. Shortly after, 97% of Bulgaria voted to end the monarchy. In 2001, 64-year-old Simeon ran for Prime Minister of Bulgaria and won, making him the country's leader again.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Coronation of 18-year-old Mswati III of Swaziland, the only surviving absolute monarch in Africa. 19861yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
In 1313, Edward II enacted a statute forbidding the wearing of armour in Parliament. It remains in force to this day.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/monarchism
As a child, Tsar Nicholas II and his grandfather Alexander II observed an extremely rare phenomenon called “Ball lightning”. (See comments)1yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/weather
When Prince Carl of Denmark was offered the throne of Norway in 1905, he refused to take it unless the Norwegian people agreed that they wanted a monarchy rather than a republic. He won the resulting referendum with 79%, and became King Haakon VII.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
An Akhal-Teke (Ахал-Теке.) A Beautiful Horse. They are known for their intelligence, speed, and a coat that has a metallic sheen (lending to their nickname—“The Golden Horse.” There are 6,600 on Earth. DNA research found the Akhal-Teke to be one of the oldest horse breeds alive today.3yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Queen Elizabeth II ordered the guest rooms of her palace to be stripped of valuables before the President of Romania visited in 1978 because she feared he and his wife would steal from her.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
“King” Jadwiga of Poland (1384-1399). She was named King of Poland because Queens weren’t allowed but the rules didnt specify the King had to be a male.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
A French soldier named Jean Bernadotte became so popular in Sweden that they elected him king in 1818 when their own royal family was about to die out. The Bernadotte family still rules in Sweden today.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/monarchism
The golden throne of Queen Hetepheres, the wife of Pharaoh Snefru and the mother of Pharaoh Khufu who built the Great Pyramid.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/AncientCivilizations
King Edward III of England’s sword. Likely used as a bearing sword to symbolize his power, its history can be traced back to 1384. [375x365]2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Empress Catherine II of Russia was a coffee junkie. In the morning, she would have five or six teaspoons of ground coffee in two small cups.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/Russianhistory
A “secret portrait” of Queen Victoria, made as a gift for Prince Albert’s 24th birthday. Albert loved it; he hung it in his private writing room at Windsor, and made several copies. According to Victoria, it was “my darling Albert’s favourite picture.”2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/ArtHistory
In 1981, a Turkish man shot Pope John Paul II four times but didn't kill him. After the Pope recovered, he visited the assassin in prison forgave him. The assassin was pardoned at the Pope's request and 33 years after his crime, he visited Vatican City and laid flowers on the Pope's tomb.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
The Hawaii state flag has existed in its current form since the islands were a monarchy, and was commissioned by King Kamehameha to resemble both the US and UK flag in order to avoid being dragged by either side into the War of 18122yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/Hawaii
Queen Sophie of the Netherlands’ marriage with King William III was so turbulent that when she died, she was buried in her wedding dress because she viewed her life ended on the day she got married.1yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Queen Elizabeth has owned more than 30 Corgis over the last 80 years all of which were direct descendants of her Corgi named Susan she received on her 18th birthday.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Queen Victoria personally admired Harriet Tubman and gifted her a silk lace & linen shawl in 1897. It is now on display at the national museum of African-American history & Culture [1170x1256]2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Princess Diana was 19 when Prince Charles, 31, proposed to her. Because royal custom required Charles marry a virgin nearly every other woman of good lineage nearer his age was disqualified.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
In the 1770s King Gustav III of Sweden tried to prove coffee was unhealthy by having one man drink large amounts of coffee and his twin drink the same amount of tea everyday for the rest of their lives. Both twins outlived the doctors in charge of the experiment and the king himself.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Saw Saint Edward’s chair today. It has been used at the coronation ceremony since 1308.1yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Bill Gates 1994: This CD-ROM can hold more information than all the paper that's here below me.3yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
When Mary Queen of Scots was executed, her executioners knelt before her to ask her forgiveness. She granted it saying “I forgive you with all my heart, for now, I hope, you shall make an end of all my troubles.” Unfortunately the headsman missed his first stroke, hitting the back of her head.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/Scotland
Exactly 600 years ago today, 31 August 1422, King Henry V of England died and was succeeded by his 9-month old son, King Henry VI1yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/ThisDayInHistory
There is a belief called Sebastianism, a cult which believes Portuguese King Sebastiao I was never killed in battle and will return when Portugal needs him the most. The last Sebastianists are found on a Brazilian island where the locals say he’s been reincarnated as a bull.1yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Helena Bonham Carter met the Queen in 2014. She later played her sister Princess Margaret in “The Crown”2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/TheCrownNetflix
The city of London is still paying rent of a sharp axe, a billhook, 6 horseshoes, and 61 nails to the Queen on an unknown property leased in 12112yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
The golden throne of Queen Hetepheres, the wife of Pharaoh Snefru and the mother of Pharaoh Khufu who built the Great Pyramid.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Roland the Farter: a medieval jester for King Henry II of England. Each Christmas he was obligated to perform a special fart for the kings court. He was compensated with a Manor and 30 acres of land.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
A French soldier named Jean Bernadotte became so popular in Sweden that they elected him king in 1818 when their own royal family was about to die out. The Bernadotte family still rules in Sweden today.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
15th century crown of Margaret of York. The crown left England in 1468 and is one of only two English Medieval crowns that survived the Civil War and is now kept in Aachen Cathedral in Germany.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Queen Elizabeth I granted English theatre companies the right to forcibly recruit children to be performers. Shakespeare disapproved of this practice and refused to use abducted children in his plays.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
The King's doctor Johann Struensee seized power for over a year in 18th century Denmark. He managed to abolish slavery, abolish censorship of the press, and have an affair with the Queen before being ousted and executed in 17722yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
In 1294 after a two-year impasse with no new Pope, the Cardinals elected a hermit monk who sent them an angry letter, threatening them with divine judgement. He became Celestine V. He served for five months before implementing a law that allowed Popes to abdicate. He abdicated a week later.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/casualEurope
In 1956 France offered to make Queen Elizabeth II the Queen of France. The UK declined.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
In 1719, Peter the Great of Russia ordered the execution by beheading of Mary Hamilton, his mistress. Once the execution was complete, Peter picked up Mary's head and kissed it on the lips. He then gave the crowd an impromptu lecture on human anatomy, kissed the head again, threw it away, and left.1yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Golden leaf from the crown used for the coronation of Napoleon I, the only one remaining in the world, 18049mo ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
In 1216, King John of England lost his baggage train while attempting to cross the Wash, a notorious tidal area. Many of the Crown Jewels were lost with it.1yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Pope Benedict XVI resigned in 2013, but announced it in Latin. One reporter broke the story because she understood Latin. Most other reporters waited for official translations.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Henry III was given a polar bear by the King of Norway in 1252. He kept it in the Tower of London, and had it taken down to the River Thames each morning to swim and catch fish.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/monarchism
If absolute primogeniture had applied from the very beginning of William the Conqueror's reign over England, the current monarch of England would, bizarrely enough, be Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Nikola Tesla with King Peter II of Yugoslavia at the New Yorker Hotel, 1942.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/Yugoslavia
Cetshwayo, King of the Zulu who defeated the British at the Battle of Isandlwana, 1878.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/southafrica
In 1492 Pope Innocent VIII was breastfed while he was on his deathbed, as that was the only thing he could eat or drink1yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
As a child, Tsar Nicholas II and his grandfather Alexander II observed an extremely rare phenomenon called “Ball lightning”. (See comments)1yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Jousting helmet once used by King Henry V of England (1386-1422) [780x1152]1yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
The Domesday chest. Made c.1500 was used to store William the Conqueror’s Domesday Books in the 17th and 18th centuries. [1873x2048]1yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/ArtefactPorn
Silk vest worn by King Charles I of England during his beheading on charges of treason in 1649 [1050x1335]9mo ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
King Henry I of England’s heir drowned when the White Ship sank in 1120. The ship’s captain survived but when he learned of the heir’s death he drowned himself rather than face the king’s wrath.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MedievalHistory
When the Romanov family was executed in 1918 the daughters Tatiana, Anastasia, and Maria survived the initial gunfire because they had over 1.3 kilograms (2.9 pounds) of diamonds sewn into their clothing, which the bullets ricocheted off. They were subsequently killed with bayonets.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Royal Wedding Breakfast held at Buckingham Palace for the future King George V and Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (1893)9mo ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/VintageMenus
George V not only preferred George VI to Edward, he even preferred his daughter, the future Elizabeth II. George V once said he hoped Edward would never have children so “nothing will come between...Lilibet and the throne.”2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
The last British monarch to lead his own troops into battle was George II at the battle of Dettingen in 1743.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/monarchism
If absolute primogeniture had applied from the very beginning of William the Conqueror's reign over England, the current monarch of England would, bizarrely enough, be Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/Luxembourg
It is estimated that during his 36 years of rule over England King Henry VIII executed up to 57,000 people, many of whom were either members of the clergy or ordinary citizens and nobles who had taken part in uprisings and protests up and down the country.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
John Deydras, a clerk who claimed to be the real King Edward II, but swapped as babies. He attempted to claim a palace and challenged Edward to single combat. At his trial, he confessed to making it up and blamed his cat, which had been possessed by the devil. Both he and the cat were hanged.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MedievalHistory
Despite being advised to flee the country, King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth stayed in Buckingham palace during WWII. In 1940, Buckingham Palace was bombed with no casualties.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
Queen Marie Antoinette, the last Queen Consort of France before the French Revolution often had extravagantly expensive hairstyles (Poufs). Once, her hair was styled to look like a ship.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/MonarchyHistory
From 1661 until 1911, the English monarchy did not own the gems in the crown used for coronation ceremonies. They were hired each time, then detached afterwards.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/CasualUK
In 2019 Queen Elizabeth went for a walk near her Balmoral estate with one of her protection officers and met some American tourists who didn’t recognise her. They asked her if she’d ever met the Queen and she said “No”, then pointed to her officer and said “he has”.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/europe
Pope Clement VIII loved coffee: he supposedly tasted the Muslim drink [coffee] at the behest of his priests, who wanted him to ban it. Why, this Satan's drink is so delicious, that it would be a pity to let the infidels have exclusive use of it. We shall fool Satan by baptizing it...2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/religion
This is the oldest death mask in the world, belonging to King Edward III of England [1377]2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
British aristocrats often went broke after royal visits. Queen Elizabeth I spent her holidays at her titled noblemen's country estates. The problem was that Tudor monarchs didn’t just travel alone and hosts had to find housing, food and entertainment for over 300 people, often at short notice.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/CasualUK
Henry III was given a polar bear by the King of Norway in 1252. He kept it in the Tower of London, and had it taken down to the River Thames each morning to swim and catch fish.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/CasualUK
In addition to her native English, Queen Elizabeth I could speak French, Italian, Latin, Spanish, Welsh, Irish, Flemish, Greek, and Cornish.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/CasualUK
King Charles VI of France suffered from glass delusion which is a delusion in which people believe themselves to be made of glass and thus liable to shatter. He was reported to have wrapped himself in blankets to prevent his buttocks from breaking and had iron rods put into his clothing.2yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/france
Portrait of Elizabeth I while still a 13-year-old Princess. Likely painted for her father King Henry VIII in 15471yr ⋅ qyyg ⋅ r/royalfamily
