The skulls of Irish who lost their lives during 16th and 17th century battles were ground up and consumed by the English aristocracy, as it was believed they could cure illnesses and heal wounds. Sugg ...
ARISTOCRACY IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE. IN the course of the last article I said that England had been able to pass through a highly convenient intermediate stage, that of an aristocratic republic ...
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LONDON - Viscount Timothy Torrington’s story reads like a real-life version of Downton Abbey, the hit period drama about the family of an earl who has no direct heir to his title. Like the fictional ...
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THE word “gentleman” is peculiarly English. In other languages it has counterparts, but not equivalents. Although its application has been widened even in England during the last century, the core of ...
An exhibition celebrating jewellery made by the prestigious French luxury goods company Cartier since the start of the 20th century, including watches and tiaras, will open at London's V&A Museum on ...
The rich, glamorous, American women of the gilded age who married into the English aristocracy faced some challenges – but they were resilient, formidable characters. As TV's The Buccaneers season two ...
The English peerage system is a tricky one to navigate. Most of us are familiar with the terms queen, king, prince, and princess, but as many royal watchers will tell you, the media so often get the ...
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