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A gold sceptre used by the kings of the Kingdom of Kongo (14-19th century CE). 17th century CE (?). (Royal Museum of Central Africa, Brussels, Belgium)

Relief depicting a royal lion hunt on a chariot, Neo-Assyrian Empire, c. 645-635 BCE. The king (recognizable by his distinctive hat) rides around the arena on a chariot shooting lions with arrows. His attendants fend...

The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania in Tipaza, Algeria was built in 3 BCE by Juba II of Numidia (c. 50 BCE – c. 25 CE) and his wife Cleopatra Selene II (40 BCE – c. 5 BCE). This tomb may have been the final resting place...

Louis XVI, king of France and Navarre, wearing his grand royal costume in 1779, oil on canvas by Antoine-François Callet, 1789. Palace of Versailles.

The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania near Tipasa in Algeria is a funerary monument built in 3 BCE by Juba II of Numidia (c. 50 BCE- c. 25 CE) and his wife Cleopatra Selene II (40 BCE-c. 5 BCE). This tomb may have...

The Portuguese royal family evacuates Lisbon for Brazil as the French army closes in at the start of the Peninsular War (1807-1814). Painting by Henri L'Evêque, 1812.

There are Akkadian cuneiform inscriptions as well as explanatory diagram and rules for playing the so-called the game of 20-squares (the Royal Game of Ur).This is the front aspect of the clay tablet which shows...

A print showing the Royal Observatory in Greenwich near London, founded in 1675. Engraving by Francis Place after Robert Thacker c. 1678. (British Library, London)

The lion engraved on this duck-shaped weight shows that this is an official palace weight and therefore a royal property. Neo-Assyrian Period, 800-700 BCE. From the North-West Palace at Nimrud, Northern Mesopotamia...

An illustration by Claes Jansz Visscher of the Ark Royal, an English galleon warship which fought in the Anglo-Spanish War during the Elizabethan period. (National Maritime Museum, London)