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THE traditional conception of England among average Frenchmen is expressed in the words "perfidious Albion." Some years ago I made an effort to run down the source of the term. I failed. One meets it ...
King Charles III ... (James III and VIII), dubbed the “King over the Water” by the Jacobites and the “Old Pretender” by the Whigs, spent his life in exile in France and Italy asserting ...
The Argentinian pontiff was a powerful progressive voice in world politics, the first Jesuit priest to be spiritual leader of ...
The exhibition's curators have brought together rare pieces from museums around the world, including from private collections such as items belonging to King Charles III and ... bird to mark the Nazi ...
She had "clearly found great solace in coming to Florence and painting watercolours of the Italian countryside," Charles said. Both Victoria's son, King Edward VII and his son, George V ...
While the Jacobite cause is forever linked to the Highlands and its clans, it has been said the strongest support that Prince Charles Edward ... King James VII, fled to France from Montrose ...
From the unmissable Palace of Versailles to the architectural pearls of the Loire, here is a selection of the most magnificent French châteaux. These ten royal and ducal residences have become jewels ...
The cutlery set sold on Thursday by fine art auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull consisted ... a year after returning from France. He and his wife moved to south-west France in 1923 for a cheaper ...
Royce. At any given time during the last 100 years, it has represented the very best in effortless luxury, engineering ...
2016 — J.R. Smith makes seven 3-pointers and the Cleveland Cavaliers drain an NBA-record 25 3s in a 123-98 win over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2 of the second round. Cleveland finishes 25 of 45 behind ...
It served as a palace for leaders from Louis VII to Napoleon III ... From the 12th century on, the kings of France used the site, rich in deer and wild boar and close to Paris, as a hunting ...