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Judi Dench says she was told she didn’t ‘have the face for film’ at start of career
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“I didn’t expect anything more,” she added. Dench has appeared in almost 100 films and has been...
CJ Sansom, novelist admired for the rigour of his bestselling Shardlake Tudor detective stories –...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCJ Sansom, who has died aged 71, found success in middle age as an author of historical mystery...
The best poetry books of 2024 so far
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIsfahan – currently in the news as the target of Israeli missile strikes – is home to some of Iran’s greatest architectural jewels, among them the...
Sacred Mysteries: How the Pope cheered up the Virgin Queen
Daily Telegraph· 7 days agoThe Church of England celebrates the festivals of popes such as Clement, Leo the Great, and Gregory...
The best London hotels for afternoon tea: Where to visit for city views, tradition and sweet treats
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe ‘Elizabethan Royal Tea’ – in collaboration with tea master, Lalith Lenadora – is an ode to the...
Initial Necklaces Worth Treasuring
New York Times· 9 hours ago“I’ve always been fascinated by how objects can tell a story,” says the Danish jeweler Sophie Bille Brahe, 44, who last year released a collection of diamond-adorned rings resembling fluid cursive ...
Windsor Castle: Inside the 1,000-Year-Old History of the Royal Residence
Architectural Digest via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHis successor, Henry VIII, is most known for his addition of a gateway at the bottom of the lower...
Meet the New Breed of Real-Life Warrior Princesses
The Daily Beast· 3 days agoBe it the woad-stained Boadicea, the dragon-taming Daenerys Targaryen, or Elizabeth I donning armor to rally the troops when the Spanish Armada...
Sacred Mysteries: How the Pope cheered up the Virgin Queen
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe Church of England celebrates the festivals of popes such as Clement, Leo the Great, and Gregory...
How Giovanna Engelbert Became Instagram's Go-To Jewelry Guru
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWith her exuberant Instagram account, Giovanna Engelbert, Swarovski’s creative director schools...