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• Dress of the Week – Maria Feodorovna

  

  The Empress Maria Feodorovna, wife of the Emperor Alexander III, sister of Queen Alexandra of England and mother of Nicholas II was born at the Yellow Palace i... Read more

  The 26 November 2013 by   Mmeguillotine
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• Steamship in Stone

  

  Denmark House on Tooley Street, by London Bridge station, is a flamboyant Edwardian building, built by architect S D Adshead in 1908. At first glance, the... Read more

  The 21 November 2013 by   Carolineld
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• The Tuskegee Airmen

  

  Members of the Tuskegee Airmen were the first black pilots to serve in the American military. The name comes from the location of where they were trained, much... Read more

  The 13 November 2013 by   Sfalcont
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• Mary Jane Kelly – International Woman of Mystery

  

  For those of you who missed it, here is the original draft (I made some amendments on the day) of the talk I gave at the 2013 Jack the Ripper Conference about... Read more

  The 22 November 2013 by   Mmeguillotine
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• Royal Childhood at Buckingham Palace

  

  Photograph of HM Queen Elizabeth II when Princess Elizabeth of York with Princess Margaret when Princess Margaret of York, with groom, c. 1933. Photo: Royal... Read more

  The 15 November 2013 by   Mmeguillotine
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• In the Italian Middle Ages and the Renaissance the End of the Day Was Half an...

  

  Let’s think about how we worry about to do everything on time. We run more and more. For what? We do that to be within the time limit – you can answer me .... Read more

  The 05 November 2013 by   Xxlauraxx
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• Baking Better Bricks

  

  When the Saint Ilan brick and tileworks were built in 1864, they used cutting-edge technology. Their location on the bay of Saint Brieuc also provided... Read more

  The 14 November 2013 by   Carolineld
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• BFI Blog: Remembering Vivien Leigh

  

  Vivien Leigh continues to fascinate modern audiences 100 years after her birth. Kendra Bean, author of Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait, looks back over the... Read more

  The 09 November 2013 by   Kendrajbean
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• Portrait of the Week: Henrietta Maria

  

  Henrietta Maria when a Princess of France, unknown artist, c1620-40. Photo: Royal Collection © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Read more

  The 25 November 2013 by   Mmeguillotine
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• What I Learned in Turkey About Forecasting Turkey Dinner

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.The Byzantine stronghold of Constantinople, the Rome of the East, fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453 after a millennium of rule fro... Read more

  The 25 November 2013 by   Realizingresonance
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