How did the color purple get associated with royalty?
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Historically, the color purple has been associated with royalty and power, but did you know that the secret of its power lies in the glands of tiny shellfish creatures?\n\nI first heard about this on some History Channel special about a year ago.   And the following is from a web site that has the full history of the color purple:\n\n"The earliest archaeological evidence for the origins of purple dyes points to the Minoan civilization in Crete, about 1900 B.C. The ancient land of Canaan (its corresponding Greek name was Phoenicia, which means “land of the purple”) was the center of the ancient purple dye industry.\n\n“Tyrian Purple,” the purple dye of the ancients mentioned in texts dating back to about 1600 B.C., was produced from the mucus of the hypobranchial gland of various species of marine mollusks, notably Murex. It took some 12,000 shellfish to extract 1.5 grams of the pure dye. Legend credits its discovery to Herakles, or rather to his dog, whose mouth was stained purple from chewing on snails along the Levantine coast. King Phoenix received a purple-dyed robe from Herakles and decreed the rulers of Phoenicia should wear this color as a royal symbol."
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apparently it's orange, purple, silver n month, but on QI I think they found a rhyme for orange.\n\nI found a source with a couple of others:
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they usually wore rich colors like red and purple. it was also considered illegal for commoners to wear purple.
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There are different shades of purple.  Tyrian or what is also called Imperial purple which dates back to ancient Rome and Greece.  There is also a Royal Purple which has a bluer shade than the Tyrian one.  You can look at the different hues on the website below.
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Shades of purple: magenta, mauve, royal, lilac, violet, plum, lavender, indigo, fuchsia, amethyst, periwinkle, and grape.\n \nThings that are these colors: flowers, kings robes, clothes, cabbage, grapes, plums, ink or paint, an anethyst stone, candles, crayons, a bruise, and a color in the rainbow.
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i guess she told you because i dont know maybe that was the  \nTRUTH!\nshe might of told you that it was purple because she really wanted you to know.\nand your her boyfriend so i dont think theres nothing wrong with that.
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It is no wonder why early cultures from around the world have attributed magical properties to the opal. The mysterious patches of color that appear and disappear with every movement give opals a life of their own. Opals have been collected for thousands of years. The oldest opal artifact, estimated to have been collected at around 4000 B.C., was found in a cave in Kenya. Opals were one of the most highly prized gemstones to the Greeks and Romans. Early Greeks believed opals were the source of prophetic powers. As the Roman Empire grew, so did the demand for opals. A Roman Senator, Nonius, chose to be exiled rather than give his valuable opal to Marc Antony who wanted to give it to his lover, Cleopatra. A legend tells of a Roman Emperor who offered to trade one-third of his kingdom for a single opal. The Roman natural historian expressed his difficulty in describing the gem: "... it is made up of the glories of the most precious stones. To describe it is a matter of inexpressive difficulty: There is in it the gentler fire of the ruby, the brilliant purple of the amethyst, the sea-green of the emerald, all shining together in an incredible union." Opals have often found their way into the jewelry and crowns of royalty. Queen Victoria adored opals and kept a fine collection. \n\n     While opals have always been an object of curiosity and mystery, the powers attributed to it have not always been positive. In the late 18th century, the opal was considered to bring bad luck to its possessor. The Spanish King Alfonso XII had given an opal ring to his wife who died shortly thereafter. The ring was passed on to family members and each person who wore it died mysteriously. Eventually, the king himself wore the ring and he too died unexpectedly. While historians will say that the deaths can be attributed to the cholera epidemic of the times, many have blamed the deaths on the opal.\n\nhttp://www.gbjewelers.com/education/opals/opal-information.html
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Purple is my favorite, because it can be soft and peaceful, powerful and energetic, or dark and mysterious depending on the shade and hue, the lighting, and what colors you put it with.
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And exactly how does this relate to royalty?
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This is quoted from the website below:\n"The color red refers to the period before 1952 Revolution which brought a group of army officers to power after deposing King Farouk, then King of Egypt. This was a period characterized by the struggle against the British occupation of the country. The white symbolizes the advent of the 1952 Revolution which ended the monarchy without bloodshed. The color black symbolizes the end of the oppression of the people of Egypt at the hands of the Monarchy and British colonialism."
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OK hope you can understand me,  my english is no good \n\nThe blue represents the Kingdom (the Royal Family color) \n\nWhen italy was a kingdom rule by the Savoy royal family the color (blue) was selected to be the color for the national team (in all sports) since then the people call it the Squadra Azzurra, later when mussolini took the power he wanted to change the color but when he knew that he has the support of the royal family the color was maintain \n\nwhen the Italian Republic was form (the royal family was exiled because they supported mussolini) the senate wanted to change it but it couldn´t
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Why is this question in the category "royalty"?
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King George V.\n\nHe was part of the house of "Saxe-Coburg" (Queen Victoria married a German Prince) until they changed the name of the "house" to House of Windsor. This was actually due to the fact we were at war with Germany at the time and the name was changed in 1917.
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it was a typical gesture for generals and military people to have during a portrait....supposedly gives the idea that the person in the portrait is somehow endowed with power...perhaps hidden power
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Kings used to maintain a lot of dancers, keeping a separate section for entertainment as their prince or princess were about to follow his footsteps.\nHunting for entertainment, keeping a track of feedback from his countrymen.\nsubdueing his sub-ordinates for making a room for his children
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I've always seen purple as a vibrant color full of energy, something that symbolizes life to me.  Isn't it odd how our perceptions differ about these things person to person and culture to culture?
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royalty and friends (lords,and the rich folk,or people who helped fight with them or control locals) many moons ago