THE SAVVY SHOPPER

Crown of Wüttemberg, Landesmuseum in Stuttgart, Germany Our spotlight today is on the royal jewels of the Kingdom of Württemberg . The Kingd...

Photo: Baunat India's famed Koh-i-Noor (meaning "Mountain of Light") Diamond is one of the most extraordinary diamonds in the...

On the left is the 35.56-carat cushion-shaped Wittelsbach diamond and on the right is the same diamond recut to 31.06 carats. Over billions...

I've always loved the famous jewels Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837 - 1898), born into the royal Bavarian House of Wittelsbach, wore ...

Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (April 21, 1926 - September 8, 2022) It's no secret that Americans love the British monarchy nearly as mu...

Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire Today I'm showing my jewelry-loving readers  ornate, historical eye candy. My original idea was ...

I'm in the middle of reading:  Emperor: A New Life Of Charles V by early modern historian, Geoffrey Parker, which was published in 2019...