Over the last 1,000 years, these are the historic events that have had the biggest impact on the British Isles and its people ...
By December of 1814, American forces were in tatters. The Redcoats had dominated them in the War of 1812, repulsed their invasion of Canada and even burned the Whitehouse. While diplomats were ...
The circular jewel was found in a stash of Napoleon’s personal belongings in carriages that got held up on muddy roads as he ...
Napoleon’s brooch led the auction of 65 royal and noble jewels, which achieved a “white glove” result—every lot sold—for a ...
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Napoleon Bonaparte’s lost brooch fetches $4.4 million at Sotheby’s auction
The annual Royal & Noble Jewels auction, held on Wednesday in Geneva, concluded with record sales. The jewel that the French military leader lost at the Battle of Waterloo alone increased its starting ...
The brooch, which Napoleon used as a hat ornament, was an heirloom of the Prussian Royal House of Hohenzollern for more than ...
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