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On This Day

Posted by Karen on March 24, 2025, 9:28 am

1603 - Queen Elizabeth I of England died at Richmond Palace, between two and three in the morning. She was succeeded by her first cousin twice-removed, James VI King of Scots.

Re: On This Day

Posted by Hollie24 on March 24, 2025, 4:18 pm, in reply to "On This Day"

I've always wondered what happened to her vast collection of pearls. I imagine many were reworked into different jewels and settings, but some of them had to have been sold off. I also suspect a good many were fake. Queen Alexandra couldn't have been the first Queen to wear ropes and ropes of paste pearls!

Re: On This Day

Posted by Martha on March 25, 2025, 11:37 am, in reply to "Re: On This Day"

I'd love to see a complete and comprehensive catalog of all of the oryal pieces, with a description of each one's provenance, and with lots of photos. Especially photos of each piece as it was reworked over the years. That would be stunning.

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