‘Queen Mariana of Austria’: Diego Velázquez’s Monumental Portrait of a Monarch
The 17th-century artist’s likeness of the young Hapsburg, currently on view at the Norton Simon Museum in California, ...
80 Posts From The Victorian Era That Prove It Really Was A Different Time
The Victorian Era was a time of the Industrial Revolution, with authors Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin, the railway and ...
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London Mayfair mansion linked to Napoleon III goes on sale for £14.5m
A six-bedroom mansion in the upmarket London neighbourhood of Mayfair where exiled French emperor Napoleon III was entertained in the mid 19th century is up for sale. The grand five-storey Georgian ...
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Jules Brunet, The Real ‘Last Samurai’ Who Resigned From The French Military To Fight For The Shogunate
Meet Frenchman Jules Brunet, the real-life last samurai. Fighting alongside the Shogunate rebels who wanted to maintain ...
How a bloody battlefield inspired a pacifist to create the Red Cross
Swiss businessman Jean-Henri Dunant was shocked by the paralysis of local authorities after the Battle of Solferino, and then ...
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The Louvre in Paris presents first fashion exhibit in 231-year history
"Louvre Couture" showcases 100 ensembles and accessories from famed fashion houses (dating from 1965 to the present) in the ...
Seaside town loved by French royalty 'about to get a whole lot better'
Local residents have expressed a cautious optimism after a number of regeneration projects are expected to be delivered in 2025 ...
‘Proof of love’: After 24 years, a French diplomat is back in Melbourne
France is flying the flag for closer bilateral relations with newly appointed French consul-general Paule Ignatio.
Napoleon III and Charles Dickens Once Partied at This $18.6 Million London Mansion
The five-story London residence is the former home of late British Foreign Secretary James Harris, the 3rd Earl of Malmesbury.