The color purple has been associated with royalty, power and wealth for centuries. In fact, Queen Elizabeth I forbad anyone except close members of the royal family to wear it. Purple's elite ...

But the “Tyrian purple” associated with royalty—believed to have originated in Phoenicia (modern Lebanon) as early as 1200 B.C.—was made by extracting mucus from snails found along the ...

So much so that in several civilisations flourishing before Christ, commoners wearing or carrying purple accessories could be ...

Are you a purple person? What comes to mind when you think of the hue? The first association you make with the color is likely along the lines of “royalty” or “regal.” That’s because ...

to love her, but she does want financial compensation for helping write a pivotal song from “The Color Purple ... “However, I do want my royalty fee for the lyrics I added to ‘I ...

On an island in Greece, researchers have discovered a 3,600-year-old workshop that once turned out a rare purple dye coveted by royalty—and made from snail glands. Archaeologists were excavating ...

Scraps of dyed thread unearthed in Israel that date back 3,000 years match the descriptions of the purple garments worn by royalty like King Solomon in the Bible. Researchers from Israel found ...