Daily Archives: September 29, 2016

THE METROPOLITAN POLICE OF LONDON IS FOUNDED 29 SEPTEMBER 1829 Metropolitan Police patrols first take to the streets of London on 29 September 1829. This was despite resistance from many Londoners who saw them as a force for government oppression and a threat to civil liberties.

29 September 1829 | The Metropolitan Police of London is founded

Amongst a glittering treasury of splendours, the Habsburgs revered two objects above all others. One was a bowl reputed to be the Holy Grail and the other was a unicorn’s horn.  . A truly Imperial collection The Habsburgs were amongst Europe’s pre-eminent collectors. They collected titles (from the Count of Habsburg to the Holy Roman Emperor with a host of dukedoms, royal and imperial titles in-between), […]

What were the inalienable heirlooms of the Habsburgs?