In the crypts of a Lithuanian cathedral, researchers have discovered a trove of royal treasure: crowns, jewelry and a scepter ...

The gold crowns, rings and other accessories have been missing since 1939, when they were hidden at the start of World War II. A team of experts found the objects on Dec. 16 while using an ...

A multitude of royal regalia, including his crown, wooden crowning chair and more were used to formally coronate him. As the 74-year-old was officially inducted as sovereign, was given the sacred ...

LONDON — A coronation offers a rare glimpse into the British royal family’s famous treasures, the crown jewels, which are normally locked away in the medieval Tower of London. The crowning of ...

In 2020, archaeologists discovered a tomb in the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla in Korea, which flourished from 57 ...

The crown was commissioned in 1661 by the Royal Goldsmith, Robert Vyner, for the coronation of Charles II. It replaced a medieval crown that was first discovered in 1163 in the tomb of the 11th ...

But its roots go back a lot farther. This 17th-century iteration was a replica of the medieval crown made for Edward the Confessor (hence its name), who reigned from 1042 to 1066 and was ...

The crown was made for the coronation of Charles II in 1661 and was a replacement for the medieval crown, which was melted down on the orders of Oliver Cromwell in 1649 after the execution of ...

This St Edward's Crown was made for King Charles II in 1661, as a replacement for the medieval crown that was melted down after the execution of his father in 1649. Universal History Archive The ...