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Charles III Unveiled His First Official Portrait as King. Is It Too Red?
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days agoThe first official portrait of Charles III since his coronation was unveiled on Tuesday at Buckingham Palace. Created by British artist Jonathan Yeo, the painting portrays the king holding a ...
How a British military march became the distinctive sound of American graduations
San Francisco Chronicle· 14 hours agoWhen Elgar composed the piece in 1901, he wasn’t thinking about graduation or scholarship. In Britain, the melody still evokes the confident grandeur of an empire at its peak – just years before World War I shattered that confidence.
Heritage Central States Auctions Top $52 Million
Coinweek· 2 days agoU.S. Coins An 1863 Ten Dollar, Judd-349 PR64 Cameo, PCGS. CAC earned a record $810,000 to lead the Heritage Auctions Central States Numismatic Society
CT museum’s centuries-old ‘Venus’ spouts water again, latest in journey that’s taken her 5,000 miles
Hartford Courant· 7 days agoThe hushed voices of visitors to Avery Court at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford now...
The Old West: Governor James Douglas and Colonial Victoria
Houston Today· 4 days agoThe history of Victoria and the Colony of Vancouver Island are thoroughly linked to James Douglas....
50 years ago in Expo history: Kid falls from Skyride, scampers off uninjured
The Spokesman-Review· 6 days agoAn unidentified youth fell from Expo ’74’s Skyride – a chairlift that spanned the fairgrounds – and...
How a British military march became the distinctive sound of American graduations
Stamford Advocate· 14 hours ago(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary...
Military Book Review From Ironclads to Dreadnoughts: The Development of the German Battleship,...
Strategy Page· 7 days agoby David M. Sullivan and Dirk Nottelmann Warwick / Philadelphia: Helion /Pen & Sword, 2023. 5Pp. 502. Illus., maps, plans, diagr., tables, biblio.. $95.00 paper. ISBN: 1804511846