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Prince Albert, Duke of York, on his way to his house at 145 Piccadilly, 10 December 1936, on the eve of his proclamation as King George VI following the abdication of King Edward VIII

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Let us consider the superfluous man not through the Byronic hero of Romanticism, but through the fire-safety sensor in Queen Wilhelmina's salon at Soestdijk Palace: it is, of course, necessary, but to look appropriate, it…

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General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, father of the writer, and claims that Napoleon was Black

Yesterday I read, in the writings of a certain expert, that Napoleon was a black African, since he was born in Corsica. I do not know whom such insinuations serve, but if one genuinely wishes to find black men in the ranks of Napoleon's army, one should look

In a church with a gilded iconostasis, a bearded man holds an icon beside a man in a suit, while a woman in a green coat and fascinator carries an infant in a white gown.

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Men and a woman with an infant and an icon inside a church

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I know three days have already passed, but I cannot help sharing this little gem from the christening of Georgy Mikhailovich Romanov's heir, Prince Alexander, in the Transfiguration Church of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

I know three days have already passed, but I cannot help sharing this little gem from the christening of Georgy Mikhailovich Romanov's heir, Prince Alexander, in the Transfiguration Church of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. The boy was born on 21 October and named after his great-

A woman in a turban, wearing red and blue, sits on a camel with one arm raised. Putti and two half-naked men surround her; the gilded word ASIA appears among painted architecture.

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Allegory of Asia: a woman on a camel in a Baroque fresco

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Andrea Pozzo's Baroque Frescoes in the Church of Sant'Ignazio in Rome, Late 17th Century

It is not the Sistine Chapel, but there are no queues here either. The Baroque frescoes in the Jesuit church of Sant'Ignazio in Rome, painted by Andrea Pozzo at the end of the 17th century, are devoted to the divine light which, through the teaching of the Church,

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Young Napoleon Bonaparte studying at Brienne in a 1910 illustration by Jean Onfroy de Bréville

The young Napoleon Bonaparte studying at Brienne. Jean Onfroy de Bréville, 1910. One of the most famous images of Napoleon

A man with swept-back gray hair, glasses and a blue jacket stands at a lectern before a blue World Web Forum backdrop; caption reads Heinrich XIII. Prinz Reuss.

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Heinrich XIII, Prince Reuss, speaking on stage at the World Web Forum

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This is the arrested 71-year-old German prince Heinrich XIII Reuss of Greiz from Bad Lobenstein, known for his alternative political views and one of the organisers of the planned seizure of the Reichstag in Germany

This is the arrested 71-year-old German prince Heinrich XIII Reuss of Greiz from Bad Lobenstein, known for his alternative political views and one of the organisers of the planned seizure of the Reichstag in Germany. After the seizure of parliament and government, Heinrich XIII was to have been

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Coup Plot Against German Government Uncovered

A plot to overthrow the government has been uncovered in Germany. Arrests were carried out in 11 German states, and 25 people have been detained, among them former servicemen and adherents of far-right views. Among those held is one of the leaders of the group, a 71-year-old

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May the appearance of these two gentlemen of 1782, painted and gaudily dressed, help everyone who sees them to grow accustomed to the thought that notions of beauty in the past can be every bit as surprising, even shocking, as notions of beauty in the fut

May the appearance of these two gentlemen of 1782, painted and gaudily dressed, help everyone who sees them to grow accustomed to the thought that notions of beauty in the past can be every bit as surprising, even shocking, as notions of beauty in the future. Every age has its

Alexandr Radayev