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See the Graffiti Bored British Soldiers Carved Into a Castle Door More Than 200 Years Ago
Smithsonian Magazine· 7 hours agoStarting in the 1790s, thousands of British soldiers were stationed at Dover Castle in case of a possible invasion by French troops led by Napoleon Bonaparte</ ...
ELLE Escapes: Tuscany
Elle via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoDuring the 19th century, the area peaked in popularity when it became the summer residence of Elisa Baciocchi, the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. You can...
How Victor Hugo’s daughter stalked an unlucky British soldier across the Atlantic
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoIn writing biographies of Florence Nightingale and the campaigning pacifist Vera Brittain, Mark...
I Hate Summer—and You Should Too
Time via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoFrom 2011 to 2020, there were 7,316 deaths in summertime teen-related traffic accidents—nearly half the total of all teen-related traffic accidents for...
Soldiers' drawings, possible Napoleon hanging, found on 18th-century door
CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAmong several notable dates and ostensible surnames engraved into the wood are a handful of eerie...
‘The Kingdom’ Review: The Daughter of a Corsican Big Shot Practices Her Aim in Cannes Standout
Variety· 4 days agoCorsica, like nearby Sicily, has a serious problem with organized crime, which escalated...
These 'Facts' Are False. But How Many of Them Do You Still Believe?
MediaFeed via AOL· 3 days agoWe decided to test your knowledge by blending commonly believed facts with those that might sound...
The evolutionary twist that could have helped dinosaurs rule Earth
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThis week, learn when warm-blooded dinosaurs first roamed, Harvard and Google scientists unveil a...
Amelia Schmuck wins Twesme Family Award
Winona Post· 4 days agoAmelia’s essay reviews the autobiography of Chief Black Hawk.
How Accurate Is “Bridgerton”? We Asked a Regency Historian What the Series Gets Right (and Wrong)
People via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“They really get that silhouette right,” she says of the style, which was reportedly popularized by ...
