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The appearance of Catherine of Aragon in contemporary accounts and Francis's remark about her
In 1519 the French king Francis remarked of Catherine of Aragon that Henry VIII had an old, shapeless wife, while he himself was young and handsome. Catherine of Aragon was 34 at the time, Henry 28, Francis 25. When Catherine was 30, the Venetian ambassador described her as rather ugly
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Peter Jackson asks Elrond and Gandalf for permission to play with the cold steel
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On the wall of Napoleon III's study hangs the new plan of Paris, enlarged to 20 arrondissements and rebuilt at the emperor's behest by Baron Georges Eugène Haussmann (the surname derives from the German Hausmann) in 1860
On the wall of Napoleon III's study hangs the new plan of Paris, enlarged to 20 arrondissements and rebuilt at the emperor's behest by Baron Georges Eugène Haussmann (the surname derives from the German Hausmann) in 1860. The Paris we see today came into being thanks
Architecture · Moscow · Heritage
The Demidov estate fence in Moscow was cast in 1750 at Nizhny Tagil from a sketch by Argunov
The most beautiful fence in Moscow is not the Kremlin wall but the railing of the Demidov estate in Bolshoy Tolmachyovsky Lane. And although this eighteenth-century estate was owned by various families, it is called Demidov's precisely because of its outstanding railing, cast at the Demidov works.
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Two models in cream and yellow corset-style outfits against a red backdrop
Art · Observations · Pop Culture
So far my absolute favourite piece by Ulyana Sergeenko: a jewelled clutch in the shape of a tennis racket, set with stones and enamel, from the spring-summer 2022 couture collection, whose heroine evoked the composite image of the Muscovite Zosya…
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Antique leather helmet with ear flaps and a visor
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A French Airman's Helmet from the First World War
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Cupid of Men Unmarried by Thirty
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Dedicated to All Who Have Toiled Gloriously
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