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In reality, this is exactly the expression kings wear
Thanks are due to the sixteenth-century Flemish artist Cornelis Massys for capturing the loathsome Henry VIII
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Cocaine-laced Mariani wine and the Vatican gold medal from Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII on an advertising poster for Vin Mariani. Vin Mariani was nothing other than a wine tonic laced with cocaine, which became extraordinarily popular in the 1870s. According to the recipe, every 100 grams of the drink, made from Bordeaux wine, contained 25 mg of cocaine. The makers
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Let's Not Make Predictions
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Grandad, is that really you?
In case you failed to recognise him, these photographs of 1895-1900 show the young Winston Churchill
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Stefan Emunds, a photograph from a textbook on optical illusion
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When the Line Would Not Connect
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The Parthenon, Athens, 1907
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“The whole art of political dialogue consists in taking turns to speak alone”
André Frossard
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Elizabeth II and White Horses in 1944, 2016 and 2022
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Woman in a tweed suit walks across a lawn past children, a castle behind
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How wonderful that she exists
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Elizabeth II Turns 96 Today
Elizabeth II turns 96 today. Many happy returns, and long may she reign!