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Chertsey, England

Blanche Heriot and the Curfew Bell

A statue of the heroine who stopped time to save her betrothed.
The Gloucester Cathedral-shaped lamprey pie for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee
food

Michigan’s Bloodsucking Parasite Is Britain’s Royal Delicacy

Lamprey pie is a coronation tradition.
Diana Hubbell September 20, 2022
Victoria Font
Bristol, England

Victoria Font

Designed to celebrate the queen's 40th birthday.
royalty

The Mughal Women Who Wouldn’t Stay in the Harem

From musket-wielding empress Nur Jahan to writer Gulbadan Begum, meet the influential women of the early-modern Muslim empire.
Sarah Durn August 31, 2022
The King of Olten overlooking his kingdom
Olten, Switzerland

The King of Olten

A bronze statue commemorating his royal meowjesty, Toulouse.
Grand Empress Börte (left) and Genghis Khan, more accurately called Chinggis Khan, from a 16th-century book commissioned by Mughal emperor Akbar the Great, who claimed descent from the khan.
medieval

The Women Who Ran Genghis Khan’s Empire

From fighting in the army to managing the kingdom, women were key players in every aspect of the Mongol Empire.
Sarah Durn May 26, 2022
Reliquary of St. Margaret of Scotland
Dunfermline, Scotland

Reliquary of St. Margaret of Scotland

The remains of "the Pearl of Scotland" can be found inside this church.
Budapest, Hungary

Prince of Buda and Princess of Pest Statue

On Gellért Hill, this statue depicts the tragic tale of lovers divided by the Danube.
The Carberry Hill monument
Carberry, Scotland

Carberry Hill Monument

A small stone pillar marks the spot where Mary, Queen of Scots, spent her final hours as a free woman.
Alfred the Great statue
London, England

Alfred the Great Statue

King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.
Amsterdam Centraal's Royal Waiting Room
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Koninklijke Wachtkamer Amsterdam Centraal

Where royalty waits in the height of luxury.
Courtesy of the Penn Museum, image no. 251051
ancient cults

The Most Lavish Mesopotamian Tomb Ever Found Belongs to a Woman

And her clothing tells an important story, says archeologist Rita Wright.
Sarah Durn February 10, 2022
Barcelona, Spain

Inquisition's Blazon

On the wall of this medieval walkway, a symbol of the Spanish Inquisition.
paintings

Is This $88 Portrait the Work of a 17th-Century Flemish Master?

Science and historical research say….maybe.
Sarah Durn January 28, 2022
Are you up for inventing a royal pudding?
food

Wanted: A Platinum Pudding for Queen Elizabeth

A baking contest—judged by Mary Berry—seeks the next great British dessert.
Jenny Elliott January 27, 2022
Unlike her contemporary Queen Melisende of Jerusalem, Empress Matilda would never rule as Queen of England and instead was known only as the "Lady of the English."
royalty

The Forgotten Women Who Ruled the Medieval Middle East

A new book tells the tales of the queens of Jerusalem.
Sarah Durn January 25, 2022
A traditional Burundian drum ceremony.
Gishora, Burundi

Gishora Drum Sanctuary

This century-old site established by King Mwezi Gisabo preserves the art of Burundi's ancient drum rituals.
Statue of King Æthelberht
Kent, England

Queen Bertha and King Æthelberht

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.