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A Dog-and-Cat House Exactly Like Marie Antoinette's
A dog-and-cat house exactly like Marie Antoinette's. Bought for 800 euros
Faith · Art · Monarchies · Paris · Saint Petersburg
Tumbler with a medallion commemorating the victory in the Patriotic War
Saint Petersburg, Imperial Glassworks, 1810s. Crystal, milk glass, diamond cut, painting, gilding. “On the day of Holy Easter, 29 March, in Paris, on the Place Louis XV, a service of thanksgiving to the Lord God was offered by the Russian clergy, in the presence of Emperor Alexander, the King of
Faith · Monarchies · Observations · Ethnography
Prince Albert II of Monaco, Princess Charlene, Hereditary Prince Jacques and Princess Gabriella attend the celebration of the Feast of Saint Devota
The first thing I noticed was the snow-white skin of the members of the House of Grimaldi, pale as a moth's wing. One can imagine how hard it is to avoid a tan when one is the ruling family of Monaco, which enjoys some 300 days of
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King Charles III in the Library of Balmoral Castle
Architecture · Monarchies · Museums · Paris
Usually the Hôtel des Invalides, built to care for veterans of war, is associated with the name of Napoleon, who is buried there
Usually the Hôtel des Invalides, built to care for veterans of war, is associated with the name of Napoleon, who is buried there. But the Hôtel des Invalides was built by the will of King Louis XIV. This model of the Hôtel des Invalides is precisely the one that lay
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"The Song of Harald the Bold" Is Not the Only Russian Rendering of the French Translation of "Harald's Saga"
"The Song of Harald the Bold" is not the only Russian rendering of the French translation of "Harald's Saga". The popularity of this particular text is owed, of course, to its Russian connection: the fragment tells of Harald's unrequited love for Elizaveta
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The daughters of Nicholas II and his son Alexei, May 1917, Tsarskoye Selo
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VICTIM OF THE NEW ORDER
Mathilde Kschessinska: My intimate relations with the old government came easily to me: it consisted of just one man. But what am I to do now, when the new government, the Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies, consists of 2,000 people? Caricature by Nikolai Remizov (Re-Mi)
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Henry VIII: the Mouse King?
Cornelis Massys, 1548
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In the seventh instalment of the global strategy game Sid Meier’s Civilization, players will be able to take the part of Catherine the Great as one of the world leaders
In the seventh instalment of the global strategy game Sid Meier’s Civilization, players will be able to take the part of Catherine the Great as one of the world leaders. Her agenda, moreover, is called Dusha. In the comments under the news, as you might imagine, the gates of
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Kate Middleton Turns 43!
How quickly other people's princesses grow up