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The Emperor Hadrian Looks Like a Disney Hero
Aristocracy · Monarchies · Observations
The Queen has a new photograph with Prince Charles and Camilla, taken before today's Order of the Garter ceremony at Windsor Castle
The Queen has a new photograph with Prince Charles and Camilla, taken before today's Order of the Garter ceremony at Windsor Castle. The sovereign of Britain's highest order is Elizabeth II, who personally appoints its members, up to 24 in number, whenever one of the previous
Monarchies · Moscow · Society · People
After his victory at the Battle of the River Cherekha in 1436, during the feudal war of the fifteenth century, Vasily Vasilyevich, Grand Duke of Vladimir and Moscow, ordered one eye to be put out of his cousin and rival for the Muscovite throne, Prince Va
After his victory at the Battle of the River Cherekha in 1436, during the feudal war of the fifteenth century, Vasily Vasilyevich, Grand Duke of Vladimir and Moscow, ordered one eye to be put out of his cousin and rival for the Muscovite throne, Prince Vasily Yuryevich, who thereafter received
Art · Monarchies · Mores · People
In some portraits of Napoleon's sister Pauline Bonaparte, known as one of the three crowned courtesans, Pauline has short hair
In some portraits of Napoleon's sister Pauline Bonaparte, known as one of the three crowned courtesans, Pauline has short hair. In this portrait by Robert Lefèvre, attention is drawn to an unusual headdress: brocade ribbons adorn Pauline's closely cropped head. The story of Pauline's
Monarchies · Pop Culture · Ethnography
The Swedish royal family has published a new official photograph of the heir to the Swedish throne, Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland, with her husband, Prince Daniel, and their children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar
The Swedish royal family has published a new official photograph of the heir to the Swedish throne, Crown Princess Victoria, Duchess of Västergötland, with her husband, Prince Daniel, and their children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar. The distaff side of the family is dressed in folk costume in the colours
NB! · London · Monarchies · Pop Culture · Society Pages · Humour
Elizabeth II and Anna Wintour meet at London Fashion Week in 2018
Elizabeth II and Anna Wintour at London Fashion Week, 2018. Two queens, simply meeting
NB! · Cinema · London · Monarchies · Humour
The Queen's appearance on screen alongside Paddington Bear is as unexpected as her turn with James Bond in 2012
London · Monarchies · Society · Humour
Packed Off to Kamchatka for Bad Behaviour
At the service in St Paul's Cathedral marking Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, Prince Harry and his wife were seated far from their closest relatives, Prince Charles and Prince William. After Harry's hostile sallies against the family, his father personally, and life at Buckingham Palace,
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Prince Charles and Camilla beside a memorial plaque to all the men and women who saved St Paul's Cathedral from destruction during the war
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Peter I owned a horse called Lisette and a smooth-haired terrier called Lisette, and his imagination, it seems, did not stretch to names
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When I think of Elizabeth II, I picture not a granny in pastel-coloured hats, but a resolute queen in military uniform on horseback at a parade in 1981
When I think of Elizabeth II, I picture not a granny in pastel-coloured hats, but a resolute queen in military uniform on horseback at a parade in 1981. Incidentally, she rides side-saddle