The Greatest Unsolved Heist in Irish History
Scandal, conspiracy, and cover-ups in the theft of the “Irish Crown Jewels” from Dublin Castle.
Scandal, conspiracy, and cover-ups in the theft of the “Irish Crown Jewels” from Dublin Castle.
Dan Nosowitz Atlas Obscura Nov 2021 Permalink
When a Qatari sheikh came to live in L.A., an entire economy sprouted to meet his wishes. “His highness doesn’t like to hear no,” one associate told a professor.
Harriet Ryan, Matt Hamilton Los Angeles Times Jul 2020 20min Permalink
For 40 years, journalists chronicled the eccentric royal family of Oudh, deposed aristocrats who lived in a ruined palace in the Indian capital. It was a tragic, astonishing story. But was it true?
Ellen Barry New York Times Nov 2019 30min Permalink
A story of blame.
Witold Gombrowicz The Paris Review Mar 2016 Permalink
On the brother of the Sultan of Brunei, Prince Jefri Bolkiah, who has “probably gone through more cash than any other human being on earth.”
Mark Seal Vanity Fair Jul 2011 45min Permalink