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Mary of Teck as a grandmother and the question of her strictness
Was Mary of Teck a strict grandmother? Hm, let me think
London · Monarchies · Observations · Humour
The names Archie and Lilibet chosen by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for their children
This is what the line of succession to the English crown looks like now. I have one question about this list: does it really mean that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have named their children ARCHIE and LILIBET? All this time I had assumed these were diminutives of some
Aristocracy · Monarchies · Observations · Mores
Prince Harry's children receive titles as Prince Joachim's children in Denmark lose theirs
All Happy Families Are Alike; Every Unhappy Family Is Unhappy in Its Own Way. The children of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have officially received the titles of Prince and Princess. At the same time, the children of Prince Joachim of Denmark, likewise the younger child of a reigning monarch,
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Prince Charles and Princess Anne through the lens of Antony Armstrong-Jones, their future uncle, the Earl of Snowdon
London · Monarchies · People · Humour
Queen Louise of Sweden carried a card stating her title while walking in London
Prince Philip's aunt and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna's niece, Queen Louise of Sweden (1889-1965), née Battenberg, often visited London, and once a bus nearly ran her down there. After this unpleasantness Queen Louise, when walking the streets of London, always carried a small card printed with
Monarchies · Heritage · Society · Paris
Dinner at Versailles for Charles III and the electrification of the Hall of Mirrors in 1961
King Charles III will make his first state visit to France at the end of March, reportedly on the 27th. To mark the royal visit, the official dinner will be held at the Palace of Versailles, as it has been in the preceding 150 years of Franco-British relations. During
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Queen Victoria, aged 18, convened her first council at 11 in the morning
A reminder that one need not postpone life until noon. The eighteen-year-old Queen Victoria convened her first council at 11 o’clock in the morning
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The New European Barber's Shop, or the Shaving of Napoleon by the Allies after the Battle of Leipzig
The greatest pleasure is to contemplate Emperor Alexander's smile, with the plate of 1812, which shows, as nothing else could, his disposition for the negotiations in Vienna. The chin: Holland; the towel: Milan, Kulm, Leipzig; the razor: London 1813; the shaving bowl: 1812.
Archaeology · Architecture · London · Monarchies · Observations
Artist Bob Marshall reconstructs 200 years of Windsor Castle's history in three drawings
I adore reconstructions like this! The artist Bob Marshall, drawing on sketches, plans, archaeological evidence and the findings of GPS surveys, has recreated the story of how Windsor Castle grew from a wooden fortress built by William the Conqueror in the eleventh century into the palace that serves today as
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In the 1992 American action film with Harrison Ford, "Patriot Games", about the investigation of an Irish terrorist group plotting an attempt on members of the royal family, the chief villains turn out to be members of…
In the 1992 American action film with Harrison Ford, "Patriot Games", about the investigation of an Irish terrorist group plotting an attempt on members of the royal family, the chief villains turn out to be members of a society of rare-book collectors, a beautiful agent who deals
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Drawing kept by a court physician later bound into the journal of King Louis XIII
A self-portrait of Louis XIII, drawn by the Dauphin of France at the age of 6! The drawing was preserved by the court physician. The sheet was later bound into the journal of Louis XIII's activities as king.