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Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte:
at the time of his victory in the election of France's first president on 10 December 1848 // at the time of the coup d'état of 2 December 1851
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Rumours that the title of Duke of Edinburgh may not pass to Edward
The English press debates whether Prince Charles will defy the wishes of his late father: who is to inherit the title of Duke of Edinburgh, Edward, Earl of Wessex, as Prince Philip bequeathed it, or Charles after all, to whom it belongs by seniority? It was said as long ago
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Yuri Gagarin's visit to Manchester and London as shown on British television
Yury Gagarin's triumphal reception in England: jubilant crowds in Manchester and London, an exchange of courtesies with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan at the Admiralty, and a reception at Buckingham Palace with Elizabeth II. As shown on British television
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Yuri Gagarin's Visit to Great Britain in July 1961
Sixty years ago, from 11 to 15 July 1961, Yury Gagarin visited Great Britain. As part of his world tour, Major Gagarin arrived in Manchester at the invitation of the local foundrymen, and not at all as an official state guest. Nevertheless, soon after his arrival he received an invitation
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Yesterday was the birthday of Henry VIII of England, who, one suspects, may be the most frequently invoked ruler in popular culture, somewhere in the vicinity of Genghis Khan, King Arthur and Caesar
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Alexander I, from agitation against Napoleon to rapprochement with him at Tilsit
Alexander I Kisses Napoleon on a Raft in the Middle of the Niemen during the Conclusion of the Peace of Tilsit in June 1807. Napoleon would later describe Alexander I as "a true Byzantine, cunning, feigning, subtle". Indeed, only shortly before the meeting on the Niemen and the
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Passemant astronomical clock stops at Versailles on 21 June 2021
An ominous sign? At Versailles, the Passemant perpetual clock has stopped. This famous astronomical clock, acquired by Louis XV on the recommendation of the French Academy of Sciences, is supposed to display dates up to the last day of the year 9999, but something has gone wrong.. The clockmakers of
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A half-naked lady with a remarkable coiffure sits enthroned upon a sumptuous chariot drawn by two exceedingly large armadillos
A half-naked lady with a remarkable coiffure sits enthroned upon a sumptuous chariot drawn by two exceedingly large armadillos. Why, this is America, of course! One guesses it at the first glance. At any rate, this is the image chosen for that enchanting part of the world by Jean
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What's That You Say?
What's that you say? All rappers' wives look the same? One wonders how Henri Gascar, the French painter, would have commented on it in 1697, with his portrait of Marie Casimire Sobieska, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania, with her daughter Therese Kunegunde, Electress of
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The media seem far more concerned about the number of hairs on Prince William's head than the Duke of Cambridge himself, about whom we can say one thing for certain: he has an excellent sense of humour
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Model of the Basilica of Saint-Denis with the north tower dismantled in 1869
Model of the Basilica of Saint-Denis, built in 1144 on the site of an older building dating back to the mid-fifth century. The construction of this church marks the birth of Gothic architecture. The model shows Saint-Denis with its reconstructed north tower, which was taken down for
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Elizabeth II, aged 95, at the G7 meeting with Prince Charles and Prince William
Elizabeth II is quite an incredible woman. At the age of 95 she stands at the centre of a gathering of the heads of the world's leading states, full of vigour, brisk, cheerful and looking splendid, carrying herself erect, smiling and representing her country with dignity, despite the