tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post9223155830323721164..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: The King with the Pearl EarringUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-68720086633185023812017-10-12T01:59:08.824-04:002017-10-12T01:59:08.824-04:00This information has really been helpful for most ...This information has really been helpful for most of the readers. I really appreciate the way you have written about this. I will really like to read more on this from you. <a href="https://traditionandbeyond.com/earrings.html" rel="nofollow">sterling silver dangle earrings</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10483272429580491374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-76944571330256967252011-05-19T17:07:19.343-04:002011-05-19T17:07:19.343-04:00Curious...
You can find a very good image of the ...Curious...<br /><br />You can find a very good image of the Charles earring at:<br /><br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/e/ed/20090217173159!Official_portrait_of_Charles_I_van_Dyck(350x446).jpg<br /><br />It appears so teardrop in shape, as to be almost triangular, as opposed to the piece in the possession of the Duke of Portland, which is rather of an oval.<br /><br />It also appears to be suspended by two interlocking gold rings... <br /><br />Side-by-side comparison of the two, in my opinion, certainly raises a question, to my mind...Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06099790442150819925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-36941716164352333202011-05-19T16:44:23.975-04:002011-05-19T16:44:23.975-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06099790442150819925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-8223855046831271492010-02-26T14:30:41.925-05:002010-02-26T14:30:41.925-05:00Fascinating. I must have seen that one portrait wi...Fascinating. I must have seen that one portrait with the horse and groom scores of times, and never noticed the earring before. Now I won't see anything else.Daniel Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-46762711540598412212010-02-25T15:14:29.170-05:002010-02-25T15:14:29.170-05:00Such a great blog! I love reading about royal jewe...Such a great blog! I love reading about royal jewels. Amazing that this earring wasn't broken apart and reset into something else with such an impressive pearl.ILoveVersailleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12323476077194094138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-4493720179191845292010-02-24T20:52:30.027-05:002010-02-24T20:52:30.027-05:00LOL, you did use my painting! Not the best portrai...LOL, you did use my painting! Not the best portrait of old Charles, but it does show the earring. From the studio of Sir Anthony van Dyck, the original has the pearl more in shadow of his hair.ConnieGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-19626283508368750922010-02-24T15:06:22.092-05:002010-02-24T15:06:22.092-05:00I think the king looks sad in these pictures, like...I think the king looks sad in these pictures, like he already knows his fate. I always learn something new from you two, thank you!Miss Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04690141344818238274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-59809259119861364002010-02-24T14:11:55.814-05:002010-02-24T14:11:55.814-05:00Anyone else notice that all these portraits of Cha...Anyone else notice that all these portraits of Charles I are the same 3/4 angle? Was he showing off the earring that way, or did he have the left ear pierced because it was his good side?Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-44281501082419657602010-02-24T13:15:17.786-05:002010-02-24T13:15:17.786-05:00Lyn S, I know it often seems as if ALL the noble f...Lyn S, I know it often seems as if ALL the noble families are descended from Charles II -- but the Dukes of Portland are one of the few that aren't. The first of the Portlands was William Bentick, a sensible Dutch/English nobleman who was a close friend of William II (the male half of William and Mary.) He was made Earl of Portland in 1689, soon after the Glorious Revolution put William on the English throne. William's son Henry was elevated in the peerage to Duke of Portland in 1716.Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-26211611924523325472010-02-24T12:55:06.180-05:002010-02-24T12:55:06.180-05:00Interesting that the house with the earring is now...Interesting that the house with the earring is now the home to the Duke of Portland. Wasn't Portland one of the titles granted to a Charles II mistress' kid?Lyn Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-38282102187353137272010-02-24T12:19:18.122-05:002010-02-24T12:19:18.122-05:00Thank you for the kind comments. Though Charles I ...Thank you for the kind comments. Though Charles I was a pretty awful king, I've always had a soft spot for him, because he wasn't a bad man. Good to his wife and kids, just not the right man for the job. I've always wondered about that gorgeous earring, too. Can't think of another head of state who wore a single dangle earring, can you? *g*<br /><br />Lady Burgley, I've seen those Medici earrings, too, but I can't remember where I saw them, either. I'm guessing that it was in a book rather than the internet, but I'll try to track them down. They'd make an interesting post, too.<br /><br />4everQueen, I don't know why this earring is mentioned so seldom in relation to Charles. It seems like such an important detail about him, and yet there's very little information about it out there. I'd love to know how and where he got it -- quite a bauble for a teenager!Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-36834076216392000792010-02-24T11:20:56.669-05:002010-02-24T11:20:56.669-05:00Amazing information! Although I have read much of ...Amazing information! Although I have read much of Charles I, I don't recall ever reading about this pearl earring... hummm? Beautiful blog!4everQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381384266269279356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-86570697942535234272010-02-24T11:06:15.639-05:002010-02-24T11:06:15.639-05:00How very interesting! But who can blame Charles f...How very interesting! But who can blame Charles for his attachment, it is quite the earring!Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-32424457120484597802010-02-24T09:27:04.806-05:002010-02-24T09:27:04.806-05:00Fantastic post, and a fantastic pearl. Queen Henri...Fantastic post, and a fantastic pearl. Queen Henriette also had a pair of fabulous pearl earrings that she inherited from her Medici ancestors. I can't find a link to them right now, but they are gorgeous, and of the same droplet shape.Lady Burgleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262125653902478062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-3949364989515583702010-02-24T08:57:28.710-05:002010-02-24T08:57:28.710-05:00Beautiful pearl. Great post. I learn so much here....Beautiful pearl. Great post. I learn so much here. :)nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-58169625975335782402010-02-24T08:31:10.502-05:002010-02-24T08:31:10.502-05:00Wonderful, wonderful post. I got chills seeing the...Wonderful, wonderful post. I got chills seeing the actual pearl. What stories it could tell!Carmennoreply@blogger.com