The Great Star is a blood diamond." What other jewels do people think should ... visions of it becoming the centerpiece of the British imperial crown and had visions of himself becoming famous ...

The 'Treasures, Royal Gems & Jewellery,' colloquium held in Lisbon explored the history, preservation and public role of royal gems and jewels ...

In 1671 a former Civil War soldier and his gang conned their way into stealing the British Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. It became the first and only time anyone has attempted to steal them.

For more than 150 years, Derby has been synonymous with British train-building ... “Derby was the crown jewel of the rail industry,” says Mr Foxall. “On Alstom, we could provide more ...

Legend has it that the Bank of England used the building's underground vault during World War Two A bank with a vault that is said to have stored the Crown Jewels during World War Two is due to be ...

The London-listed group, whose Cullinan mine was the source of the two largest diamonds in the British Crown Jewels, told investors Richard Duffy had left the firm 'by mutual agreement and with ...

but it’s only one of tens of thousands of jewels and numerous crowns that make up Britain’s most valuable treasure, the Crown Jewels. Now, to mark the Queen’s historic platinum jubilee - 70 ...