A Cursed(?) Diamond's Story: The Koh-i-Noor

Illustration from W.M. Clark's 'The Crystal Palace and Its Contents', p. 69. (1851) 'The Koh-i-Noor, or Mountain of Light, in its Original Setting'.

Last week, I said I'd have "...tales of cursed gems, glow-in-the-dark diamonds, diamonds from outer space..." ready this week: "barring the unexpected".

Then the unexpected happened. But I do have most of the Koh-i-Noor's story ready for you.

I pieced together much that diamond's story this week: from the "mythical" king of a place that's not there any more, to present-day England:

More at A Catholic Citizen in America.

(The story of the Koh-i-Noor: an allegedly-cursed diamond owned by Afrasiab of Turan, assorted sultans and emperors, and finally Queen Victoria of England.)

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