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Book on the reign, personality and attributes of Henry VIII priced at $250
For those interested in Henry VIII, I recommend a book on his reign, personality and regalia. It costs $250: https://goo.gl/Tq7eTn
London · Monarchies · Museums · Observations
Armour of Henry VIII by Konrad Seusenhofer and the debate over the helmet's spectacles and horns
The helmet acquired the nickname "Horned Max" The armour itself was technologically unique and became an object of close study for English armourers. Made by the famous master Konrad Seusenhofer in Innsbruck between 1511 and 1514, the armour differed somewhat from its present appearance: the helmet was decorated
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Henry VIII's horned helmet, part of the armour given to the English king by Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, sets one thinking about the relations and the predilections of both monarchs
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11 December 1813: King Ferdinand VII of Spain leaves the Château de Valençay, where Talleyrand had held him captive on Napoleon's orders for a popular-backed attempt at a coup against Charles IV and the queen's favourite, Godoy
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Supposition that Nicholas I was born of Babkin and Nadezhda Babkina's claim to the throne
If Nicholas I was sired by a Babkin, then Nadezhda Babkina is heir to the Russian throne. Checkmate, conspiracy theorists!
Faith · Monarchies · Moscow · Observations
It is well known that when Ivan the Terrible put an end to the oprichnina, he forbade any mention of it and even razed the houses of the oprichniks in the area of present-day Prechistenka, then known as Chertolye
It is well known that when Ivan the Terrible put an end to the oprichnina, he forbade any mention of it and even razed the houses of the oprichniks in the area of present-day Prechistenka, then known as Chertolye. On the vacated site the Tsar ordered the Alexeyevsky Convent
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“My dear Mama, on Tuesday there was a festival that I shall never forget
“My dear Mama, on Tuesday there was a festival that I shall never forget. We made our solemn entry into Paris. As for honours, we received all the honours one could possibly imagine, but it was not these that touched me most. What truly impressed me were the poor people,
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Today Is Marie Antoinette's Birthday
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Nefertiti and Akhenaten holding hands, remains of a sculpture
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A Roman emperor of the 1st century
A Roman emperor of the 1st century. Domitian. Hardly a heart-throb to drive everyone out of their wits, but he asked to be addressed as lord and god. What I remember him for is that his niece, pregnant by him, died of a botched abortion
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William's Normans defeat King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066
On 14 October 1066 the decisive battle in British history was fought at Hastings: the Normans under William defeated the Anglo-Saxons and their King Harold. William the Conqueror became the new king.