In part 4 of the Great Revolutions series, Dominic Alexander examines the events that led to the French Revolution Like the ...

A diamond-studded necklace thought to be linked to a scandal that hastened the downfall of the doomed 18th century queen of ...

A necklace thought to contain diamonds from an earlier necklace which embroiled Marie Antoinette in scandal has found success ...

A diamond necklace that has been worn at two British coronations, and is thought to contain stones from the infamous necklace ...

The magnificent necklace may contain diamonds involved in a scandal surrounding Marie-Antoinette, that would eventually ...

Marie Antoinette was born in Austria in 1755 and sent to France to be the child bride of the future King Louis XVI. The last ...

Airelles Venezia is set to open in autumn 2025, with rooms in grand 16th century buildings at €1,000 a night.

Sotheby's said this month that some of the diamonds in the piece may have come from a necklace that helped precipitate the ...

How the Affair of the Diamond Necklace changed history—and why 18th-century jewelry remains an eternal holy grail.

November 2 has witnessed a remarkable array of significant events throughout history, spanning politics, culture, science, ...

Is Louis XVI’s bad reputation unfair? Was World War I partly caused by the German Kaiser’s anger at being ridiculed for wearing the wrong shoes at a yacht party?