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A guide to seducing kings and queens – from lute lessons to throwing the perfect pageant
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 days agoHow do you lead a king astray? Madame de Pompadour did it by dashing her pink carriage across the...
HBO's 'House of the Dragon' was inspired by a real medieval dynastic struggle over a female ruler
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn Westeros, Rhaenyra finds herself in a power struggle akin to that of the real-life Empress...
The shrinking realm: Queen Elizabeth’s Commonwealth and the future of its nations
Yahoo News· 2 years agoAt its height, the British Empire’s rule oversaw 412 million people — or around 23% of the world’s...
King Charles inherited an estimated $9.5 billion royal real-estate portfolio. Take a look inside his...
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King Charles inherited $500 million in assets after the Queen's death, but that's just a fraction of...
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‘Unlike Harry, Margaret never saw herself as a “spare” and certainly never pitied herself’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA chain-smoker with a knack for withering put downs, Princess Margaret has become synonymous with a...
‘Becket’ diamond anniversary: Gem of a movie stars Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole
Gold Derby via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe historical epic “Becket” is turning 60 this week. When it was released, “Becket” was considered...
18 Shows Like ‘Bridgerton’ to Watch in Honor of Season 3
PureWow via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIf you've been mulling over Bridgerton season three theories or binge-watching old episodes of the...
Our Favorite Wine Bars in London
Food & Wine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCourtesy of The Stafford London Ever since 1152, when England's soon-to-be King Henry II married Eleanor, an Aquitaine duchess who brought a little place...
Nonfiction authors entwined with their subjects, and some medieval history, too
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNonfiction today from two authors with Minnesota connections who will read here this week. Both write about how their lives are entwined with their subjects. For Janet Horvath it’s music and ...