(THE CONVERSATION) In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei. Historians do not know her birth name or in what year she ...

The egg, lost since 1903 and historically significant, was an Easter gift from Emperor Alexander III to Empress Marie Feodorovna in 1887 and was confirmed authentic by an expert. The egg had been ...

The role of women in society is central to her practice, and her first Hong Kong solo show, Beneath the Golden Canopy, centers around the figure of Empress Dowager Cixi, who was the most powerful ...

"Empress Dowager Cixi is a fascinating figure because she represents a contradiction — she wielded immense power in a world that sought to diminish women's authority," says the artist.

The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Episode 9 is expected to explore Maomao’s reasons for accepting Empress Dowager Anshi’s request. As Maomao investigates, the episode may reveal details about ...

The brooch, commonly known as the Russian Sapphire Cluster Brooch, is thought to have originally been created for Romanov empress, Marie Feodorovna. Marie was the consort of Tsar Alexander III, mother ...

Originally owned by Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia, the brooch was inherited by Queen Elizabeth after Queen Mary’s passing and later worn by the Queen Mother. “The brooch features 18 large ...