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40 Noble Bits of Trivia About Royalty That Have Us Bowing in Their Presence

Time to open the mind and bend the knee

40 Noble Bits of Trivia About Royalty That Have Us Bowing in Their Presence

February 28, 2025

Here ye, here ye! The Royal facts have arrived and are each about to make an imperial declaration. Anyone who dares to question the validity of these past and present royal tidbits will be put to death immediately.

We suggest smiling and nodding along like the good little subjects you are.

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Ancient Egypt

Apparently, noble women in Ancient Egypt weren't given to embalmers right away. Their families waited a few days, so that embalmers wouldn't get horny and try anything - all according to the ancient historian Herodotus. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Royal Scam

CRACKED BORIS SKOSSYREFF SCAMMED HIS WAY INTO ROYALTY. Though only a minor noble, he insisted he was the rightful ruler of Andorra. His claim was extremely dubious, but they voted him in as king anyway. Of course, he was immediately deposed, but man, that's pretty baller. — Source

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Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s Sister

Prince Charles dated Princess Diana's sister first Lady Sarah McCorquodale, her older sister, introduced the couple, saying, I introduced them. I'm Cupid. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM — Source: The Guardian

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Medieval Scrolls

CRACKED OLYMPIC ROWER MATTHEW PINSENT IS A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF GOD. The 4x gold medalist traced his lineage to King Edward I. That medieval scroll showed that the royals linked themselves to the divine, because the lineage kept going back to Jesus, Adam & Eve, then God at the tippy top. 000S — Source

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Mansa Musa

Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali empire, is the richest man to have ever existed. During a visit to Egypt, hē gave away so much gold that it destroyed the Egyptian economy for 12 years. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Japan

THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL FAMILY IS THE OLDEST HEREDITARY MONARCHY IN THE WORLD, WITH A LINEAGE DATING BACK OVER 2,600 YEARS. CRACKED.COM However the monarchy is currently threatened by a male only succession law and a lack of male heirs. — NatGeo

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Queen Elizabeth During World War II

Queen Elizabeth is a trained mechanic. During WWll, the then-princess joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service when she was 18-years-old. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM — Source: Washington Post

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King Cambyses II of Persia

King Cambyses II of Persia used cats to invade Egypt. Knowing that cats held a high place in Egyptian soci- ety, the king brought hun- dreds of cats into his front lines. As a result, Egyptian archers refused to fire on his felines, fearing that they would injure the animals. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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The Queen’s Worth

CRACKED.COM The Queen was estimated to be worth $442.92 million In 2016, the Sunday Times estimated her net worth. The royal family gets a chunk of money from British taxpayers called the Sovereign Grant, which was estimated to be $107.1 million in 2019. That money goes towards property upkeep, utilities, payroll, and travel. About another $27 million comes from the Duchy of Lancaster, which is a portfolio of real estate that's been in the royal family for hundreds of years. — Source: Insider

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The Tudors

CRACKED THE TUDORS Queen Elizabeth I died on 24 March 1603 without choosing someone to take her place, which marked the end of the Tudor dynasty and the start of the Stuart era. — Royal Central / RMG

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Royal Bastards

There is a society in the UK called the Royal Bastards, and Queen Elízabeth II has been invited to join. CRACKED.COM Membership is open to in- dividuals who prove de- scent from an illegitimate child or grandchild of a king of England, Scotland, Wales, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom. — Source

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Scotland’s Stone of Destiny

CRACKED SITTING ON AN ANCIENT STONE MAKES YOU A KING The Stone of Destiny, a relic that symbolizes Scotland's monarchy, was taken by King Edward I of England in 1296 and used in the coronation ceremonies of the English and British monarchs since. Nobody knows where it's originally from. — Edinburgh Castle / Historic Environment

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Royal Babies

Healthcare around the world Finnish baby boxes The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the UK, and the Crown Princess and Prince of Sweden, were given a Finnish baby box as a present. CRACKED — Finnish Baby Box
Tampere University

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Celtic Fans

Celtic fans sang an anti-monarchy song during the applause for the Queen at a football match. CocaCoCala Coca-Cola Coca-Cola . Clydesdale Bank Mobile CRACKED.COM Celtic football fans sang if you hate the Royal Family clap your hands through- out a minute's applause in memory of the Queen be- fore their away match against St Mirren. — Sky News

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Prince Harry

PRINCE HARRY SAYS HE'S UP AGAINST THE SAME CHALLENGES AS PRINCESS DIANA. Harry has accused Queen consort Camilla of giving stories to the press to make herself look better. This is something his mom Diana might have also believed. CRACKED — Public Domain/Wiki Commons
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Slavery

CRACKED.COM The royal family has never formally apologized for slavery In 2022, Prince Williams expressed profound sorrow for the British slave trade during a trip to Jamaica. The comment directly addressing slavery was unusual for the royal but fell short of what many activists demanded. The Royal African Company shipped more enslaved Africans to the Americas than any other company and was owned entirely by the English Crown. — Source: Washington Post

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The Ming Dynasty

CRACKED THE MING DYNASTY During the Ming Dynasty, the royal family got too big and it was too expensive to support them all, which caused financial problems and eventually led to their downfall. In 1644, the last emperor of the dynasty, Chóngzhēn, took his own life. — History / SCMP

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Queen Elizabeth

CRACKED QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND OVER ONE QUARTER OF ALL U.S. PRESIDENTS Back in 1951, when she was still a princess, the Queen made her first trip to Washington, DC to meet President Truman. Since then, she's had the chance to meet twelve U.S. presidents in various places, including a Baltimore Orioles game. — Business Insider

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Caesar and Cleopatra’s Son

Julius Caesar had his only biological son with Cleopatra. Caesarion, which trans- lates to Little Caesar, was the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt until his death was ordered by the first Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — World History

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China

CRACKED.COM The first emperor of China had a terracotta army buried with him To protect him in the afterlife, Qin Shi Huang was buried with over 8,000 unique, life-size sculptures of warriors. — Source: ArtNet

20

Sarah Wilson

A thief escaped in America in 1770 and successfully convinced everyone she was royalty. GRAGKED.COM Sarah Wilson was exiled to America and used items she previously bur- gled from the Queen as props to convince people she was Princess Susanna Caroline Matilda. — The Casual Criminalist

19

England’s Forgotten Queen

England's Forgotten Queen was only the Queen of England for 9 days in 1553. CRACKED.COM Lady Jane Grey only as- cended to the throne be- cause Edward VI wanted to keep a Protestant as the sovereign of England. She was then deposed and exe- cuted the following year. — Source

18

Princess Diana

Princess Di had a chicken dish named after her to celebrate her wedding to Prince Charles Keeping with a weird English monarch tradition, Princess of Wales chicken supreme was fed to 120 guests. The meal also included brill in lobster sauce, cream of corn, butter beans, and strawberries with cream. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source: Huffington Post

17

The Aztec Empire

The founders of the Aztec Empire wore the skin of the King of Culhuacan's daughter while he visited. In 1323, the Mexica sacrificed the daughter of King Achicometl, believing she would join the gods as a diety. During a festival dinner, a priest came out wearing her flayed skin as part of the ritual, to the king's horror. CRACKED.COM — GNXP

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The Emperor of China

The tomb of the first Emperor of China is too toxic to explore. Ancient historians wrote that the Terracotta Army tomb contains rivers of mercury mechanically operated to flow like real rivers. Modern tests have reported mercury levels in the soil over 100 times what occurs naturally. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army

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Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria survived eight assassination attempts over her 63 year reign. CRACKED.COM The first attempt, by Edward Oxford in 1840, happened just four months after her royal wedding with Prince Albert. The last attempt, in 1882, was by Roderick Maclean, who was beaten by umbrella wielding college boys. — History

14

The Never King

Prince Philip never became king because of a long-standing British monarchic rule. Men who marry into the British royal family can only be prince consorts, not king consorts the title king can only apply to an actual ruler. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source: Town and Country Magazine

13

Malaysia

In Malaysia, every bloodline gets its turn on the throne. The Malaysian state of Perak has six special royal heirs selected from the three royal families - When a new Sultan arises, all the heirs move up a spot, and the ruler's oldest son is put in the back of the line. CRACKED.COM — Source: 6 Bonkers Monarchies ... That Are Still Around Today

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English Swans

The Queen owns all the swans in England It's a holdover from olden times when swan meat was a status symbol and the upper class had to buy swan marks from the monarch. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM — Source: Atlas Obscura

11

Hatshepsut

She built an enormous temple GRACKED.COM Hatshepsut oversaw the construction of a 97-foot-tall mortuary temple, Djeser-Djeseru, in the Deir el-Bahari mortuary complex in western Thebes. Though most of the statue ornamentation was destroyed after Hatshepsut's death, today the temple is a UNESCO site and considered one of the architectural wonders of ancient Egypt. — Source

10

Nazi Sympathizers

CRACKED.COM The British Monarchy was sympathetic to Nazis at first УБ Prince Edward (Queen Elizabeth Il's uncle who would become King for less than a year) had a friendly meeting with Hitler in 1937. There's evidence that he visited the early stages of a concentration camp. A 1933 17-second video leaked of Queen Elizabeth II as a child being taught to do a Nazi salute. — Source

9

Allison Janney

ALLISON JANNEY AND THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE u E While at the 2018 BAFTA Awards, Janney's feet were killing her, so she took off her high heels...right before meeting Prince William and Kate Middleton. She was in her heels and pregnant, so I felt like a bit of a wimp that I was there in my bare feet. I told her that she should take her shoes off because she's pregnant. She also managed to call Middleton honey, and felt deeply embarrassed afterward. CRACKED.COM — Today

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Royal Underwear

CRACKED.COM There's a collector's market for royal underwear. Queen undies are a hotter commodity than the underwear of living celebrities. Pairs of Queen Victoria's bloomers have sold for over $15,000, and Queen Elizabeth I's (dirty) panties fetched $18,000 on eBay in 2012. — Source: 15 Random Facts to Make Your Life More Factual and/or Random

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Looted Artifacts

CRACKED.COM Queen Victoria used to proudly display looted artifacts In 1897, Queen Victoria had an exhibit made in Windsor Castle as a museum of relics of past sovereigns. Artifacts from India, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan, and across the British Empire were displayed for visitors to see. The long history of looting makes us wonder the full history of both the Royal Collection and the royal's private collections of art and artifacts. The monarch is exempt from the 2017 Cultural Property, which makes it an offense to obtain unlawfully exported cultural property. — Source: The Guardian

6

The Western Zhou Dynasty

Abuse of the smoke signal led to the fall of the Western Zhou Dynasty around the 8th century ВСЕ. 0$6 the King You of Zhou had a habit of fooling his war- lords with false warning beacons in order to amuse his queen. When an actual rebellion occurred, no one came to the aid of the king. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Vibrant Dot

5

Cleopatra

Cleopatra is known for being the last pharaoh of Egypt, but she was not actually Egyptian. She was Macedonian. CRACKED.COM — Source: 22 Bizarre, Unexpected Facts About Historical Figures

4

King Richard I

King Richard I CRACKED CON During a campaign against Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, Richard I found himself sick and the whole army unable move. Saladin sent physicians to save the king, even making them bring snow to cool him- in the desert. — For details, read 6 People Saved by Literally the Last Person They Expected

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The Royal African Company

The British monarchy directly funded and profited from slave trade. The Royal African Company, founded by King Charles I, brought more enslaved African people to the Americas than any other institution. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM — Source: Slate

2

The Crown Estate

The Crown Estate is worth f13.4 billion The property belongs to the reigning monarch, but it's not their private property (the Queen can't sell it) nor does it belong to the government. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED COM — Source: Crown Estate

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Meghan Markle

Meghan Markle became royalty... temporarily. SUITS nset Okay, quitting Suits to marry Prince Harry was kind of a no-brainer. But who would have guessed that, 3 years later, she'd step down from her royal duties and surrender the use of Her Royal Highness styling?

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