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The Coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953, 72 Years Ago
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Map of the Russian Empire, 1783
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An Interesting Assessment of the Structure of the Population of Southern Rus' in the 1830s
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Alexander the Great Watches His Beloved Roxana from a Special Bubble-Shaped Device for Underwater Travel
Alexander the Great watches his beloved Roxana from a special bubble-shaped device for underwater travel. The technology of the future in the service of the ancient world
Art · People
Nicolas de Staël, French abstract painter of Russian origin and son of a Russian general
Footballers, by the artist Nicolas de Staël, 1952. Nikolai Vladimirovich Stael von Holstein, a French abstract painter of Russian origin, the son of a general in the Russian army. He is better known under the name of Nicolas de Staël
Cinema · Paris · Humour
French serial “Les Vampires” of 1915 about a criminal association in Paris
The first vampire serial appeared as early as 1915, although Les Vampires, shot in France, was in general one of the first serials in history. In essence, though, the vampires figure in it not as supernatural beings but as the name of a criminal society spreading terror in Paris. The
Archaeology · Faith · The East · Monarchies
The Roman Emperor Trajan as a pharaoh making offerings to the gods
Dendera, Egypt
Art · Observations · Heritage · Paris
Good Lord, what a nightmare
Good Lord, what a nightmare. Vandals in Paris have climbed onto the statue of Joan of Arc. The footage from the city streets almost repeats the scenes of the sack of Rome by Joseph-Noël Sylvestre
NB! · Geography · Maps · Science
1000 km on the Mercator projection are not what they seem
Books · Monarchies · Observations · Education
A Navigator to the Publications That Appeared on the Channel in May
A navigator to the publications that appeared on the channel in May. This month we restored vivid events of the past, discussed pressing problems, got to grips with terminology, and much else besides. Brigitte Bardot on fame, modern cinema and feminism 📌 Part 1 | Part 2 The menu of Leo XIV&
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Marie Antoinette on her ceremonial entry into Paris, in a letter to her mother of 14 June 1770
My dear mama, on Tuesday there was a festival I shall never forget. We made our solemn entry into Paris. As for honours, we received all the honours that can be imagined, but it was not these that touched me most. What truly impressed me were the poor, who expressed