World of Royalty Blog

Sudan’s land of ‘black pharaohs’ a trove for archaeologists

Visit Royalty.nu for a list of books about Nubian royalty.

India’s exiled ‘Picasso’ takes Qatari citizenship

Rich African gives new clues to Roman Britain

Damaged Delaroche work on show in London

You can see photos of the painting “Charles I Insulted by Cromwell’s Soldiers” and learn more about its history here. Visit Wikimedia Commons for other royal-themed art works by Paul Delaroche.

 
Above: “Marie-Antoinette au Tribunal révolutionnaire” engraving by Alphonse François (1814-1888) after Paul Delaroche. Source: Wikimedia Commons

China calls on US to ‘undo damage done’ by Dalai Lama meet

 
(Official White House photo; copyright info here.)

Unearthing the riches of Ur in war-ravaged Iraq

Sleuths unravel 16th-century Italian murder mystery

Serena says Prince William 'shazam', but Harry better

Above: Prince William with tennis player Serena Williams and her mother on January 21. Photo © 2010 ZumaPress. Photo provided by PicApp)

‘Poe toaster’ misses 60-year ritual at poet’s tomb

Morocco’s Berbers get their own TV channel