English crown jewels

The sceptre comprises a gold rod, formed in three sections, with enamelled collars at the intersections, surmounted by an enamelled heart-shaped structure, which holds a huge drop-shaped diamond, Cullinan I, or the Star of Africa, weighing 530.2 carats. This structure is surmounted by enamelled brackets mounted with step-cut emeralds, and by a faceted amethyst monde, set with table and rose-cut diamonds, rubies, spinels and emeralds, with a cross above set with further diamonds, with a…

Earliest recorded medieval crown, first recorded in a list of 1399. Anne of Bohemia. It has twelve (Fleur de Lys) lilies rising from the circlet, alternately tall and short. The circlet's design is based on twelve gold rings beneath the lilies, mounted with hexagonal shapes in alternating red and blue enamel and gold openwork elements, underneath the circlet. All 12 stems are removable and numbered for correct placement

Through time, the crown jewels of the United Kingdom became a collection of important objects that were of great significance to transfer of power.

Queen Mary Amethyst Tiara and Jewelry

The Royal Crown jewels of France, worn by Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI, which disappeared during the Revolution, are unveiled after being hidden from the public’s eye for 200 years. The Fren…

The Kent Pearl Fringe Tiara

Hmmm, I've just noticed another thing, how come in all the medals at the bottom, QV and the Kings are facing left, yet QE is facing right?

Royal Splendour on Instagram: "This is St. Edward's Crown, the centrepiece of the British Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, named after Edward the Confessor, versions of it have traditionally been used to crown English and British monarchs at their coronations since the 13th century. The original crown was a holy relic kept at Westminster Abbey, Edward's burial place. However, it was sold or melted down at the height of the English Civil War. With the Restoration and ascension of Charles…

The Queen Alexandra Kokoshnik Tiara. In 1888, The Prince & Princess of Wales the future King Edward VII & Queen Alexandra were celebrating…

The Teck Crescent Tiara of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Black Britain

The crown worn by Elizabeth I in her coronation portrait. Anne Boleyn was the only queen consort in history to be crowned with the Crown of St. Edward, like a monarch in her own right. But Anne felt it was too heavy to wear through the entire ceremony, so Henry had a lighter, more delicate crown made for her to wear during the celebrations. This may be Anne's crown. (None of the original royal jewels from the Tudor era survive intact. They were all melted down in the English civil wars.)