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Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin on Emperor Alexander I
A feeble and a crafty ruler, A balding dandy, foe of toil, By chance caressed by glory's favour, Who over us held sway of old. Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin. On Alexander I, in case anyone was wondering
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In 1879 the only legitimate son of the former French Emperor Napoleon III, Louis-Napoléon, more often called Napoleon-Eugène in Russia, was killed by Zulu warriors, thrown from his horse and abandoned by the escort that galloped off…
The circumstances of his death remain somewhat unclear: there are reports that the British troopers, in effect assigned to the prince as a guard, were nearby but did not open fire on the Zulus, who were armed with spears and had no armour of any kind. Moreover, the sortie in
NB! · Art · Monarchies · People
Paul Joseph Jamin's 1882 painting of the death of Prince Napoleon
The Death of Prince Napoléon. Paul Joseph Jamin, 1882
NB! · London · Monarchies · Observations · People
Coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953 and her coronation portrait
What a beauty Elizabeth II is in this coronation portrait. On 2 June 1953, 68 years ago, she was crowned.
NB! · Faith · Monarchies · Moscow
The Coronation of Nicholas II on 14 (26) May 1896
NB! · Books · Monarchies · Moscow · Observations
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, recommends on her Instagram blog Amor Towles's "A Gentleman in Moscow", a book about the life of Count Rostov, confined by the Bolsheviks in... the Metropol Hotel
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, recommends on her Instagram blog Amor Towles's "A Gentleman in Moscow", a book about the life of Count Rostov, confined by the Bolsheviks in... the Metropol Hotel. Well, for a third recommendation it is an interesting choice. One can hardly refuse Cam,
Monarchies · Observations · Mores
King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain mark 59 years since their wedding
Today is the fifty-ninth wedding anniversary of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofía. Looking at these loving people, one wishes everyone to carry through the whole of life a kind, warm and tender feeling for somebody, be it a spouse, a partner, a child, a friend, or
London · Monarchies · Education · Society
Queen Elizabeth mentions a bill protecting free speech at the opening of Parliament
Yesterday, at the opening of the parliamentary session, Queen Elizabeth mentioned in her speech a bill on the protection of free speech in connection with the rise of "cancel culture", owing to which many people have lost the ability to speak out, in particular on university campuses, on
Monarchies · People · Humour
Queen Elizabeth II, speaking by video link with young lifesavers, recalled that in 1941 she had received a medal for her water-rescue training and had been very proud of it
Queen Elizabeth II, speaking by video link with young lifesavers, recalled that in 1941 she had received a medal for her water-rescue training and had been very proud of it. Princess Elizabeth wore the badge constantly on her swimming costume, never suspecting that she had become the first child
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Napoleon, elected to the National Institute of Sciences and Arts, somehow recalls the fashion among rulers of our own day for getting themselves elected to every academy and scientific presidium going, though without such style and class, of course
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This morning Elizabeth II was spotted inspecting her horses and the carriages of the late Prince Philip
This morning Elizabeth II was spotted inspecting her horses and the carriages of the late Prince Philip. The Queen wore an ash-grey hooded trench coat and a headscarf.