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Monument to "the Most Pious, Most Autocratic, Great Sovereign, Our Emperor Alexander Alexandrovich of All Russia"
The monument to "the Most Pious, Most Autocratic, Great Sovereign, Our Emperor Alexander Alexandrovich of All Russia. 1881–1894", the work of the architect Alexander Pomerantsev and the sculptors Alexander Opekushin and Artemy Ober, was unveiled in Moscow beside the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour on 30 May
NB! · In the Press · London · Monarchies · Observations
Cosmopolitan was explaining, two weeks ago, how we shall learn of the death of King Charles III
London · Monarchies · Observations · Society
Rumours of Charles III's death spread on Telegram, TikTok and Twitter in March without official confirmation
I don't understand why everyone on Telegram suddenly started posting about the death of King Charles III. Clearly, people want views, but there has been no official announcement of the monarch's death. Rumours that Charles was dead began circulating in earnest as early as 17 March.
NB! · Aristocracy · London · Monarchies
Lord Great Chamberlain to Her Majesty from 1990 to 2022, the Marquess of Cholmondeley, husband of Rose Hanbury, who came under universal scrutiny amid the disappearance of the Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, as her supposed rival and close friend of Pr
Monarchies · Society · People
Assassination of King George I of Greece in 1913 and the instability that followed
On 18 March 1913 King George I of Greece, who had ruled the country for 50 years, was shot dead. He was killed at the height of the military confrontation with Turkey, from which Greece had, over the years of George's reign, succeeded in winning back substantial territories.
NB! · Monarchies · Moscow · People
The Coronation of Nicholas II
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Majesty magazine states on its cover that Catherine, Princess of Wales, is doing well
Nothing to see here, folks, do disperse. If Majesty magazine itself splashes across its cover that all is well with Kate Middleton, then there is truly nothing to worry about.
The East · Art · Monarchies · Museums · Mores
Tortoise trainer at the Ottoman sultan's court and the painting by Osman Hamdi Bey
The tortoise trainer. Strange as it may seem, such a post really did exist at the court of the Ottoman Sultan. Tortoises are trained by sound, so the trainer's instruments are musical: in this case a pipe and a drum, while nowadays a little bell is used. The
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Peter III and I wish you all a good day, and that none of you be murdered by your own wife
Monarchies · Museums · Saint Petersburg
The two-seater carriage of Alexander II, in which the Emperor was travelling at the time of the attempt on his life on 1 (13) March 1881
The two-seater carriage of Alexander II, in which the Emperor was travelling at the time of the attempt on his life on 1 (13) March 1881. In the course of this attempt Alexander II was wounded and died. As can be seen, the bomb severely damaged the body of
NB! · Monarchies · Observations · Saint Petersburg