Royal Jewelry Interesting Facts: History is full of tales about priceless diamonds and royal necklaces that still blow people ...

For over five centuries, Antwerp's diamond district has been the cornerstone of the global diamond trade. Now, that legacy is ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) Pope Leo XIV closed the door at St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, 2026, just days into the new year. The act formally brought the Vatican’s Holy Year 2025 – designated as “Pilgrims of ...

Think quick! You’re a jeweler. You’ve got a gemstone. And an organization is waiting for it some 225 miles away. What do you do? J. Mark Powell is a novelist, former TV journalist and diehard history ...

There’s a certain allure surrounding diamonds lost to history, if not only for their beauty and value, for the mystery and intrigue their disappearance stirred up, which is exactly what happened with ...

November 5, 1929 - More than 150,000 spectators flooded Omaha for the Diamond Jubilee on Nov. 5, 1929. The “Parade of All Nations” celebrated the 75th anniversary of the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act that ...

Kelly Horan, the former deputy editor of the Ideas section, is writing a book set in Second Empire France. It was the most prosaic of equipment for the grandest of heists: a ladder, propped right ...