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Princess Diana and Prince Charles were married in 1981, even though I was too young to really see the impact her ring had on the world during the eighties, I did see it during the nineties.

After many years of answering questions about why people wear engagement rings, what hand to wear them on and whether the wedding ring or the engagement should be worn first on the finger, and why we should wear them on the left hand...

I have always been fascinated by two things in my life, one is history, the other is jewelry. So, to me, the history of jewelry is something other-worldly. I know, I am a geek. One of the coolest pieces of jewelry a man can wear is a pair of cufflinks. Me being...

In ancient civilizations, jewelry was often worn as a symbol of status or wealth. It was also used for religious or magical purposes. For example, the ancient Egyptians believed that jewelry could protect the wearer from...

The Studiolo was a room in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, where the paintings concealed the...