On Christmas Day 1100 Baldwin I, first king of the Frankish Kingdom of Jerusalem, was crowned in Bethlehem, and that year a Latin episcopate was also established in the town.
His son crowned Prince Naruhito will succeed him as Japan's 126th emperor and on Monday a month ahead of the new monarch's appointment, a new era will officially begin in Japan.
We can only imagine Henry inviting the crowned heads of Europe and their court to his palace to see his collection of objects of wonder which included a meteorite, a giant bed, and this curious painting.