Sensible People

Good news. The people of Bhutan have overwhelmingly elected a staunch royalist as their first prime minister.
"Possibly the first country in history where a king had to convince his people that democracy was a good idea."

Princess Grace of Monaco


The Euro can make even a beautiful lady like this look awful.

Hungarian Order of St. Stephen

Early 19th century. Imperial Treasury, Vienna

Frederick the Great

Frederick the Great on a Journey, by Adolf von Menzel.