For example, 3-D resin models of the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond and nine of the ... of what was left of the original crown jewels, dating from the Middle Ages (a survivor was a 12th-century ...

In 1887, the French crown jewels were publicly sold to the highest bidders in what was regarded as the auction of the century. Exquisite ruby, emerald, and diamond jewels and tiaras that were worn ...

made a gift to the State, by letters patent dated June 15, 1530, of jewels amounting in value to 3,675,267f. of the present time. There were eight pieces -- a necklace of eleven diamonds ...

The crown sparkles with nearly 3,000 stones - including 2,868 diamonds ... and author of The Crown Jewels, Anna Keay. She says historically, right back to the Middle Ages, crowns were viewed ...

The exhibit will explain the 105.6 carat diamond’s highly conflicted and colonial past, including how it came to be included in the British crown jewels. Following Queen Elizabeth II’s death ...