AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Japan's emperor opens parliament as two lawmakers with serious disabilities take seats
Japan's emperor delivers his opening speech to the parliament as two lawmakers with serious disabilities take seats in the country's upper house (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : French-Indian textile designer brings back ancient Mughal designs on fabric
Textiles designer Brigitte Singh lovingly lays out a piece of cloth embossed with a red poppy plant made probably for emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, four centuries ago (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Bloomberg
'The World According to Star Wars'
June 1 -- Bloomberg View's Cass Sunstein discusses his book, "The World According to Star Wars." He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Bloomberg
Feldman: Succession Line Solid Behind Japan's Emperor
July 13 -- Robert Feldman, chief economist at Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities, discusses reports of Japanese Emperor Akihito's wish to abdicate at some point in the future. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Bloomberg
Reiwa Is Japan’s New Imperial Era Name
Apr.01 -- Japan has announced the name of the new imperial era as the world’s oldest continuous monarchy prepares for a new emperor. Crown Prince Naruhito will succeed his father, Akihito, at the end of the month and his time on the...
Curated Video
RR0217/C Vietnam: Caodaism
various shots of Caodai service at Holy temple, Tay Ninh Province; Halong Bay; Jade Emperor pagoda, Saigon; Catholic Cathedral Saigon; exterior Holy See; Caodai high priests in foyer of temple; Divine Eye altar; details on ceiling of...
Hearst Metrotone News
Japanese Crown Prince Hirohito marches in the funeral procession for Japanese Emperor Taisho.
Japanese Crown Prince Hirohito marches in the funeral procession for Japanese Emperor Taisho.
Hearst Metrotone News
Tokyo, Japan hosts the 1964 Summer Olympics where United States athlete Bob Hayes wins the gold medal in the 100 meter dash.
Tokyo, Japan hosts the 1964 Summer Olympics where United States athlete Bob Hayes wins the gold medal in the 100 meter dash.
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Principe brasileno propone retorno a monarquia
VOICED : Principe brasileno propone retorno a monarquia
Bridgeman Arts
Ceasefire, 11th November 1918. Celebrations in Paris and Brussels.
Ceasefire, 11th November 1918. Celebrations in Paris and Brussels.
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Napoleon en caricaturas de su epoca
VOICED : Napoleon en caricaturas de su epoca
Hearst Metrotone News
A Private Snafu cartoon shows the demise of a soldier who does not dig a trench as instructed, but sleeps instead.
A Private Snafu cartoon shows the demise of a soldier who does not dig a trench as instructed, but sleeps instead.
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Collectors bringing Chinese antiquities home
VOICED: Collectors bringing Chinese antiquities home
Curated Video
Universal Newsreel: Queen Elizabeth Receives Ethiopian Ovation
STORY
4 200 UN 38-13 b&w sound
Universal Newsreel 1965
SHOWS
12:37:07 newsreel on Queen Elizabeth's visit to Ethiopia, shots of her with Emperor Haile Selassie, close...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Passion for purple revives ancient dye in Tunisia
A Tunisian man pieces together bits of a local secret linked to ancient emperors: how to make a prized purple dye using the guts of a sea snail (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Brazil welcomes heart of country's first emperor ahead of independence bicentennial
Authorities in Brazil welcome the heart of the country's first emperor, Dom Pedro I, the founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil, as it prepares to celebrate its independence bicentennial from Portugal (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
Bridgeman Arts
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo and his funeral procession in Vienna
Stills montage of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo and footage of his funeral procession in Vienna
Bridgeman Arts
RESEARCH IMW831251 The assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo and his funeral procession in Vienna
RESEARCH IMW831251 The assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo and his funeral procession in Vienna
Curated Video
Life at the frontier of the Roman Empire
Housesteads Roman Site, Hadrian's wall, Northumberland, 10 July 2008
1. Wide of actor in traditional Roman dress at Hadrian's wall
2. Mid of section of Hadrian's wall
3. Wide of wall
Vindolanda excavations site, Hadrian's Wall,...
Curated Video
Emperor in first public appearance since cancer diagnosis
0000 Zoom into the Emperor Akihito on Imperial Palace (glass-enclosed) balcony
0009 Pan of people waving national flags
0015 Emperor waving
0021 Cutaway imperial guard
0023 SOUNDBITE: (Japanese) Japanese Emperor Akihito:
"I am delighted...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Emperor Augustus house reopens to public
CLEAN : Emperor Augustus house reopens to public
Hearst Metrotone News
Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie makes a speech at the League of Nations.
Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie makes a speech at the League of Nations.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Napoleon defeated in Leipzig again
CLEAN : Napoleon defeated in Leipzig again