Aristocracy · Monarchies · Society

Crown Prince Peter Karageorgevich renounced his rights to the Serbian throne in favour of Philip

Princes Peter (photo 1) and Philip (photo 2) Karageorgevich play with the crown of Serbia. Crown Prince Peter Karageorgevich of Serbia, the elder son of Prince Alexander Karageorgevich and grandson of King Peter II of Yugoslavia, has renounced his right to the Serbian throne, for himself and his descendants, in

NB! · Archaeology · Museums · Observations · Humour

Officially, this naked 2,500-year-old terracotta fellow from Boeotia is grating cheese, but as a man who has seen far too much contextual advertising, I am convinced that what he holds in his hands is a bar of Soviet household soap

NB! · Observations · Rome · Humour

Elephants in Rome

Elephants in Rome. Hannibal, is that you again?

NB! · Art · Museums · Heritage

75 Works by 49 Avant-Garde Artists Return to Russia from South Korea after the Exhibition "Kandinsky, Malevich and the Russian Avant-Garde: Art of the Revolution", Held in Seoul from 31 December 2021 to 17 April 2022

Art · Books

Charon in Canto III of Dante's Inferno and Paolo Vetri's painting of 1874

And lo, towards us in a boat there comes An Old Man, covered in ancient hoariness, Crying: "Woe to you, accursed race! Forget the heavens, now that you have met me! In my boat prepare to cross To eternal darkness, and to cold, and to heat." Literal translation

NB! · Archive · Mores · Humour

Do you know how to spot the prostitute in this contest, open to both men and women, in a sixteenth-century German manuscript?

Do you know how to spot the prostitute in this contest, open to both men and women, in a sixteenth-century German manuscript? She is the only one in her underwear

NB! · Observations

DON'T CELEBRATE JUST YET, GENTLEMEN!

NB! · London · Monarchies · Humour

This year Camilla moved up one seat closer to the throne 😔

NB! · Monarchies · People

Charles Has Never Been So Close to the Crown

Books · Education · Society

Public burning of books by disfavoured authors in 21 German cities in 1933

On 10 March 1933, a show burning of books of "un-German spirit" took place in the 21 largest cities of Germany. From March onwards, theses calling for the "purification" of culture and language and the exaltation of German nationalism were circulated among the universities. Students

NB! · London · Monarchies · Society · Humour

The English joke that the Queen will miss the State Opening of Parliament's new session, with Prince Charles taking on this constitutional duty of the head of state

Faith · Books · Monarchies · People · Humour

Dysentery of Saint Louis on crusade in Jean de Joinville's book of 1309

In the prologue to Jean de Joinville's book of 1309 on the life of the French king Louis the Saint, four occasions are listed on which he showed knightly valour, risking his life for others. One of the four perils that met the king on his path through

Alexandr Radayev