Royal Jewels and the American Heiress

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Following the turbulent political period between 1870 and 1929, and the collapse of the Russian and European monarchies, many glorious art and jewel collections were looted or sold. But as the great families of Russia and Europe foundered, the power and wealth of America soared. Its new millionaires were intent on creating palaces of their own, filling them with the finest art and furniture, and weighing down their wives and daughters with the most opulent royal jewels.

These fabulously wealthy heiresses married into the British aristocracy, bringing many of their newly acquired treasures with them. This lecture explains how, with the decline of aristocratic power in Europe, the legendary jewels have once again been sold off.