History & Royalty

Kings and queens, thrones won and lost, plots, pretenders and the strange turns of dynasties.

163 curiosities

A ClepsydraVol. I
A Hyde of LandVol. III
A King "Envoulted."Vol. II
A King Exhibited in an Iron CageVol. I
A King Killed and a King Crowned in the Same BattleVol. II
A King that Came to the Throne of France Bearing Five Coffins in his TrainVol. I
A King that Could Not Speak the Lan Guage of his KingdomVol. I
A Queen Crowned after DeathVol. I
A Queen who Drank from a Cup Made of a Human SkullVol. I
A Seaside Resort of the Ancient RomansVol. III
A Viking ShipVol. III
Abandonment of Sunday During the French RevolutionVol. I
American AboriginiesVol. III
An American Lord ChancellorVol. III
An Ancient Code the Basis of Modern LawVol. II
An Ancient RecipeVol. III
An Emperor who Never Saw his BrideVol. II
AndorraVol. III
"Annie Laurie."Vol. II
Antiquity of the HohenzollernsVol. I
Arabian NightsVol. III
ArbelaVol. II
Attempted Assassinations of Queen VictoriaVol. III
Bertel Thorwaldsen, the "Modern Phidias."Vol. III
Britons and BretonsVol. III
"Caesar, Passing By, was the First to Name This People."Vol. III
Calcio (foot-Ball) in FlorenceVol. III
Charles IIVol. I
ChloroformVol. I
Clan MacgregorVol. III
CleopatraVol. I
Croesus, King of LydiaVol. I
Cruelty of Ivan the TerribleVol. I
Death of a King from Too Much EtiquetteVol. II
Effect of the Franco-Prussian WarVol. I
England'S Noblest Royal ResidenceVol. III
First and Last King of JerusalemVol. I
First Archbishop of CanterburyVol. III
Five Historic LandingsVol. III
Frederick BarbarossaVol. I
Good and EvilVol. II
Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkVol. II
"He Came in Like a Fox, Ruled Like a Lion, and Died Like a Dog."Vol. II
"Heir Apparent" and "Heir Presumptive."Vol. III
Heraldry in EnglandVol. I
HindustanVol. III
Hotel de ClunyVol. III
"If You Would See his Monument, Look Around."Vol. II
In Prison-in Captivity-in ExileVol. II
JanuaryVol. II
Jousts and TournamentsVol. I
King Assassinated at a Masked BallVol. II
King LearVol. II
King of the Mound-BuildersVol. III
Knights HospitallersVol. II
Laws of Succession in EuropeVol. III
"Let Him who Loves Me Follow Me."Vol. II
Liberum VetoVol. II
Lion-Hearted KingsVol. II
Manufactured StonesVol. I
Marseilles, Ancient MassilliaVol. III
Meal-Tub PlotVol. II
Medals Awarded by the United States to ForeignersVol. II
Mons MegVol. II
"Mother Goose."Vol. I
Napoleon'S BeesVol. I
Napoleon'S SonVol. II
Niccolo MachiavelliVol. I
No Prisons and No PolicemenVol. II
"No Royal Road to Learning."Vol. I
Noted American NegroesVol. III
"Noyades."Vol. II
Number of Victims of the Reign of Terror in FranceVol. I
Origin of SurnamesVol. I
Palace and Forest of FontainebleauVol. III
Perfidious AlbionVol. I
Perpetual LampsVol. II
Place de la ConcordeVol. III
Plot of the Opera "IL Trovatore."Vol. I
Queen of England and Empress of IndiaVol. II
Queen of England and King of FranceVol. II
Rocking StonesVol. III
Rosetta StoneVol. II
Royal Dresden PotteryVol. III
Scottish ClansVol. III
Tennis-Court OathVol. II
Terrible Death of the Last of the KaliphsVol. I
The Aldine EditionsVol. II
The AmazonsVol. I
The Black BoxVol. II
The Black Rood of ScotlandVol. I
The Blind Beggar of Bethnal GreenVol. III
The BuccaneersVol. I
The Central-Park ObeliskVol. I
The City of the Violated TreatyVol. I
The ConciergerieVol. II
The Corsican BanditVol. III
"The Cradle of English History."Vol. III
The Dowry of a Portuguese PrincessVol. III
The "Ear of Dionysius."Vol. II
The "Eikon Basilike."Vol. I
The Elle-Kings of Danish TraditionVol. II
"The Epic of Despotism."Vol. III
"The Faerie Queene."Vol. I
The Fasti CapitoliniVol. I
The First Account of ChinaVol. I
The First Catholic King of SpainVol. III
The First English ParliamentVol. III
The First Lady of the SultanVol. III
The Great MogulVol. I
The Guelphs and GhibellinesVol. I
The Heroes of the "Nibelungenlied."Vol. I
The HohenstaufensVol. I
The Iron CrownVol. II
The JanizariesVol. I
The Key of the Bastile. "Letters de Cachet."Vol. II
The King of the FrenchVol. I
The King who Sent his Sons to Prison in Order to Release HimselfVol. II
The "Ladies' Peace."Vol. I
The Last of the GladiatorsVol. I
The "Lia Fail."Vol. I
"The Lion and the Unicorn."Vol. III
"The Lions of the Town."Vol. III
The Loss of AntiquitiesVol. II
"The Lusiad."Vol. I
The MaccabeesVol. I
The MadeleineVol. III
The MassagetaeVol. I
"The Men of Grutli."Vol. II
The Mentone ManVol. I
The Monarch who Persecuted Protestants in France and Defended Them in GermanyVol. II
The Most Celebrated Mechanician of AntiquityVol. I
The Most Celebrated TrialVol. II
The Mother of her CountryVol. II
The Museum of the House of OldenborgVol. III
The Neck-VerseVol. I
"The Ninth Thermidor."Vol. II
The Oldest FamilyVol. I
The Oldest RuinVol. II
The Oldest Town in EuropeVol. III
The Order of the Black EagleVol. III
The Origin of Drinking HealthsVol. II
The Pragmatic SanctionVol. I
"The Prisoner of Ham."Vol. II
The Queen of England who Died of a Broken HeartVol. I
The "Ramayana."Vol. III
The Real Prisoner of ChillonVol. I
"The Royal Murderess."Vol. II
The Russian, or Muscovite, EmpireVol. III
The Sacro CatinoVol. I
The Salic Law and Female Rulers of FranceVol. II
The Smallest Kingdom in the WorldVol. III
The Tomb of CharlemagneVol. I
The VaticanVol. I
The Vocal MemnonVol. I
The White PrinceVol. II
The Witch of EndorVol. I
ValerianVol. I
William and MaryVol. I
William the First, Second, Third, and Fourth of his Name at the Same TimeVol. I
"Without the Pale."Vol. II
Wore his Crown Only OnceVol. II
ZenobiaVol. I