Thursday, February 25th, 2010
By: Zara Urvashi Ramaniah — The Muse
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. (CUP) — Diamonds have been coveted since they were first discovered, and have been connected to conflict, power and curses ever since.
The Koh-i-Noor is probably the most infamous diamond. Discovered in India in one of the earliest mines, it was once the largest diamond in the world. It boasts a long and bloody history and now lies — fittingly, considering its past — in the Tower of London, taken from India as a spoil of war and worn by Queen Victoria as a brooch.