When the riots broke out, Nicholas instructed the city commandant to take firm measures and sent troops to restore order. It ...
In the West, the practice of exchanging rings to mark a betrothal dates back to ancient Rome, when noble families would trade ...
Scotland is an old hand at state visit pageantry – and well versed in heckling the great and the good, writes Royal commentator Alastair Bruce ...
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In the 150 years since he created them, the joyful botanical prints of the Victorian artist, poet and socialist activist William Morris have gathered ...
Only eight years earlier, Henry IV had deposed his cousin Richard II, who died in custody soon afterwards. Richard’s rule was ...
It is a great honor to stand before you this morning to discuss a matter of utmost importance. This initiative you have ...
It's also been long-accustomed to hosting kings, writers, aristocrats, stars and tsars as its guests – Kaiser Wilhelm II, the Shah of Iran, Tsar Nicholas II, Friedrich Nietzsche, Alfred ...
In 41 BC, Cleopatra hosted a dinner to celebrate the Roman leader Mark Antony, who was a well-known party animal. Twelve ...