A Cursed(?) Diamond's Story: The Koh-i-Noor
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:
- Koh-i-Noor: Diamond of Destiny, Slayer of Sultans and Shahs
- "...More Things in Heaven and Earth...."
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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