Material culture of royal courts

Florentine sculptor and goldsmith (1500–1571)

coronation crown in the Kingdom of Hungary

incident in 1785 at the court of King Louis XVI of France involving Marie Antoinette, implying that she participated in a crime to defraud the crown jewelers of the cost of a very expensive diamond necklace

Dutch inventor and submarine pioneer

art collection of the British royal family spread among more than thirteen royal residences and former residences

coronation chair of British monarchs

The Sancy, a pale yellow diamond of , was reputed to have belonged to the Mughal emperors, and is at least probably Indian in origin owing to its cut, which is unusual by Western standards. The stone has been owned by a number of important figures in European history, such as Charles the Bold, James VI and I, and the Astor family.

French sculptor (1704-1778)

clothing of the Byzantine Empire

French engineer (1576–1626)

Korean royal culinary art of the Joseon dynasty

tapestry collection

Regalia worn by Scottish monarchs

coach used by the Dutch royal family

14th century French cup in the British Museum

equestrian sport in which the rider at a gallop has to spear a small ring with a lance, also performed from chaise carriages

French architect and engineer

French jeweler

Flemish painter active in Scotland

jewel owned by famous medieval figures, later part of the Crown Jewels of England, now lost

painting by Hugo van der Goes

engraver (1518–1583)

gift given by a diplomat, politician or leader when visiting a foreign country

art collection

series of tapestries depicting festivities at the court of France

Belgian jeweler

Scottish watchmaker

portraits of the English queen

French painter

Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist (1563-1624)

regulated formal dress for presentation to the monarch and attendance at certain courtly functions in Japan

painters and limners engaged by the Tudor dynasty between 1485 and 1603

Dutch royal carriage