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Today marks the 102nd anniversary of the surrender of Port Arthur, which the Russian army heroically held for 329 days
Today marks the 102nd anniversary of the surrender of Port Arthur, which the Russian army heroically held for 329 days. At the fortress walls the Japanese lost 110,000 men and 15 warships
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Children as small adults in European portraits before the rise of Romanticism
Until the flowering of Romanticism, Europe had no tradition of portraying children in characteristically childlike guise. Children were regarded as grown-ups of small stature. Here is a fine example of a little auntie and a little uncle
NB! · Aristocracy · Architecture · Mores
The Château de Jumilhac belongs to Count Henri de La Tour du Pin
The Château de Jumilhac belongs to Count Henri de La Tour du Pin. Here, for many years, Louise de Rothfort was kept locked away for her infidelity to her husband, who had gone off to the Thirty Years' War. May your own fidelity be rewarded this year!
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Fireworks in India
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On 31 December 1862 the Battle of Stones River of the American Civil War was fought, ending in a draw, with total casualties of 24,000 men out of 76,000 participants
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Marshal Tito smoking and playing chess, 1948
Marshal Tito smoking and playing chess, 1948. He smoked 120 cigarettes a day and lived to be 88. I recommend reading N. Bondarev, "The Tito Enigma: The Moscow Years of Josip Broz"
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Griboyedov's Country Estate Has Been Under Restoration for More Than Fifty Years, and I Cannot Say Whether That Is a Good Thing or a Bad One
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Anyone interested in the Battle of Wakefield, or in the Wars of the Roses generally, will enjoy this entertaining comic strip: http://johnwelding.blogspot.ru/2012/02/battle-of-wakefield-1461-comic-strip.html?m=1
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Lancastrian victory over the Yorkists at Wakefield in 1460 and the death of Richard of York
Sites of the Battle of Wakefield in West Yorkshire. One of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses was fought on 30 December 1460. The Lancastrians (the Red Rose) defeated the Yorkists, and Richard, Duke of York, was killed
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Stéphane Bern's new book on the royal châteaux of France as a birthday gift
One of the finest presents I could have hoped for on my birthday. A new book by my friend, the journalist Stéphane Bern, on the royal châteaux of France
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