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Bishop Wulfstan of Worcester, who kept his bishopric after the Norman Conquest of England

Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester, having once sworn never to eat meat, kept that vow for the rest of his life. History remembers him as the only bishop who kept his see after the Norman Conquest of England. Church historians explain this by the pastor's immense authority among the

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The Dress in Which Marie Antoinette Was Executed

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Today's Birthday Boy: Valentin Serov

Today's birthday boy is Valentin Serov. Here is his lithograph "The Coronation of Nicholas II" from the "Coronation Album"

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From the testimony of the executioner Sanson we know of the dignity with which Louis XVI met his death

From the testimony of the executioner Sanson we know of the dignity with which Louis XVI met his death. His last words are held to have forgiven his murderers and to have prayed for the fate of France

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This portfolio holds the notes of the Parisian executioner Charles-Henri Sanson on the execution of Louis XVI

This portfolio holds the notes of the Parisian executioner Charles-Henri Sanson on the execution of Louis XVI. Sanson executed the king, the queen, Robespierre and Danton. In all, the executioner's tally stands at some 3,000 lives

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The Tomb of Henry VII and Elizabeth, Who Was the Daughter, Mother, Sister, Niece and Wife of Kings of England and Is the Ancestor of All English and Scottish Monarchs since the Sixteenth Century

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An Entry in the Calendar of Margaret Beaufort, Great-Great-Granddaughter of Edward III, on the Day of the Wedding of Her Son Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

An entry in the calendar of Margaret Beaufort, great-great-granddaughter of Edward III, on the day of the wedding of her son Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. The marriage took place on 18 January 1486 and reconciled the warring dynasties, uniting them

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A representative delegation arrived from Russia for the wedding of Princess Victoria and Prince Ernst, headed by the Tsarevich Nicholas, with his uncles Paul, Sergei and Vladimir and their Grand Duchesses, the royal family's confessor Father John and even

A representative delegation arrived from Russia for the wedding of Princess Victoria and Prince Ernst, headed by the Tsarevich Nicholas, with his uncles Paul, Sergei and Vladimir and their Grand Duchesses, the royal family's confessor Father John and even a domestic teacher of Russian. Why all this? Most

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Queen Victoria, Edward VII, Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsarevich Nicholas with his bride-to-be Alix of Hesse, and others, at Coburg on 21 April 1894, at the wedding of Princess Victoria Melita and Ernest of Hesse

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The Romanov dynasty and the Ptolemaic dynasty have rather a lot in common

Both were marked by great achievements, by tragedy, and by a pronounced peculiarity of historical fate. Both dynasties had their adventurers and desperate men. The Romanov dynasty was founded by a man with flimsy rights but a great deal of adventurism. Strictly speaking, that was not the seventeen-year-old

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I have prepared a note on the Château de Chambord, whose compositional centre is the famous staircase after Leonardo's sketches

I have prepared a note on the Château de Chambord, whose compositional centre is the famous staircase after Leonardo's sketches. The staircase is so contrived that those ascending by its two separate flights will never cross paths, yet will meet at the top

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