The piece was at the centre of a scandal in the 1780s known as the Diamond Necklace Affair in which a hard-up noblewoman ...

Amsterdam mayor on anti-semitic attacks of football fans. Israeli football fans were set upon by 'scooter gangs' and ...

A raging torrent of water carried off everything in its path including more than 30 vehicles as it swept through the centre ...

January 31, 2025 marks the premiere of the new The Rose of Versailles anime film, which has MAPPA adapting Riyoko Ikeda's ...

A diamond-studded necklace thought to be involved in a scandal that led to the eventual downfall of the last queen of France, ...

While one project has turned an English village into a political battleground, concerns about facilities’ energy use persist.

Off the main street there’s a church with a stone tower built in the 12th century and, further down the road, a picturesque circular courtyard of rustic thatched-roof cottages that used to be a farm ...

Originally built to store crops from peasant farmers, the Tithe Barn on the edge of the English village of Abbots Langley was ...

An antique diamond necklace worn at two British coronations, which experts believe is linked to an historic scandal involving ...

Marie Antoinette is as renowned today for her life of luxury as she was when she reigned as the Queen of France over 200 years ago. But her unrestrained opulence marked a stark contrast between the ...

Another leaflet called the first lady a modern "Marie Antoinette," a French queen associated with extravagance, detailing the costs of her accessories, such as necklaces and earrings. The latest ...