Tuesday, 28 August 2012

The Crusader's Bride: The Life of Berengaria of Navarre, Queen of England

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"And I have asked to be Where no storms come,  Where the green swell is in the havens dumb, And out of the swing of the sea....
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Saturday, 25 August 2012

25th August, 1482: The death of a failed warrior

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There's a fascinating theme that pervades Phyllida Lloyd and Abi Morgan biopic The Iron Lady . The movie is not really about Margare...
Monday, 20 August 2012

The White Star sisters

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By 1907, Britain's White Star Line had an impressive fleet of liners that enabled the company to connect Britain with both its imper...
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Wednesday, 15 August 2012

The Cunard sisters

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At the dawn of the twentieth century, Great Britain was not accustomed to the sensation of inferiority. America, although large and rich...
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Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Christopher Hitchen's thoughts on "Brideshead Revisited"

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After posting my review of the 2008 movie adaptation of Brideshead Revisited , starring Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw and Emma Thompson,...
Sunday, 12 August 2012

12th August, 1904: The birth of an heir

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For most of the eighteenth century, the power of the Russian monarchy had been wielded by women. When his mother Catherine the Great di...
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Thursday, 9 August 2012

Marie-Astrid: the Queen who never was

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The 1981 marriage of Charles, Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer was one of the most famous media events of the century. The splendo...
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