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The Romanov Children
Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei were the last tsar's five children. None of them were to live a full life after revolution came to Russia.
romanovs • grand duchess olga • grand duchess maria • grand duchess tatiana • grand duchess anastasia

Grand Duchess Elizabeth
Grand Duchess Elizabeth, married to Grand Duke Sergei, fell out with her younger sister Alexandra even while she attempted to help the sick and the poor.
grand duchess elizabeth • elizabeth of hesse • tsaritsa alexandra • grand duke sergei rasputin • tsar nicholas

Russian Royal Titles
Russia was not content to call its royal leader simply "king." "Tsar" and "emperor" more accurately described the position of the supreme ruler of the Russian Empire.
russian royal titles • tsar • tsarina • nicholas ii • russian emperor

Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’
Robert Browning's dramatic monologue, "My Last Duchess," a poem without poetics, is loosely based on the character Alfonso II, Duke of Ferrara.
browning’s my last duchess • egotism • mystery • few poetic devices • alfonso ii

Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
Short biography of the talented and independent-minded daughter of England's Queen Victoria.
princess louise • duchess of argyll • queen victoria • victorian artists • sir joseph boehm

The Duchess Who Wouldn't Sit Down
A humorous, cynical, and occasionally poignant look at the culture of hospitality and its effects on civilization throughout the ages.
the duchess who wouldn't sit down • the history of hospitality • the culture of hospitality • jesse browner • baucis and philemon

Belvoir Castle
Belvoir Castle sits overlooking the glorious Vale of Belvoir. Dating back to Norman times, this castle survived two Civil Wars and a catastrophic fire.
belvoir • castle • duke • duchess • rutland

Was Anastasia Anna Anderson?
Anna Anderson claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov. Supporters say she was, indeed, the last Tsar's daughter. Others say she was a fraud.
anna anderson • anastasia romanov • franziska schanzkowska • tsar nicholas ii • dna testing

Victims of the Romanov Murder
The Romanovs, along with a doctor, three servants, and a family dog, were brutally murdered by Bolsheviks.
romanov murder • romanov victims • killed by bolsheviks • murdered by bolsheviks • russian royal family killed

Autumn Bargains and Afternoon Tea
The Travelsleuth updates on bargain UK travel offers, city and rural hotel Autumn breaks, and enjoys the elegant courtesies of the quintessential English Afternoon Tea at the Ritz and Claridge's.
britain • british • london • cumbria • queen

The Kings of Belgium (Part 1)
The lives of the first two monarchs of the Kingdom of Belgium, Leopold I and Leopold II.
belgian • kingdom • king leopold • saxe-coburg • princess charlotte

Poison and Catholicism
A look at the poison plots in Renaissance revenge drama shows their involvement with anti-Catholic thought.
revenge tragedy • revenge drama • catholicism • anti-catholicism • the white devil

Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd was either a bloodthirsty pirate of his own volition, or else a victim of mutinous circumstances beyond his control. The result was the same: a hanging.
captain william kidd • pirate • privateer • high seas • william iii of england

Elizabeth and Alexandra of Hesse
Elizabeth of Hesse became a Russian Grand Duchess before her sister Alexandra became Empress. The two German princesses approached life in Russia very differently.
elizabeth of hesse • alexandra of hesse • grand duchess elizabeth • empress alexandra • tsaritsa alexandra

Hamlet and Madness
A comparison with revenge dramas like "The Spanish Tragedy" and "Antonio's Revenge" can help elucidate the vexed question of Hamlet's madness.
hamlet madness • shakespeare tragedy • revenge drama • noble mind here o'erthrown • the spanish tragedy

King Edward VIII’s Abdication
Because of his love for Wallis Simpson, King Edward VIII became the only monarch in British history to voluntarily give up the throne.*
king edward viii’s abdication • the abdication crisis of 1936 • wallis simpson • royal marriages act of 1772 • cornwall plan

Royal London: Clarence House
Clarence House, the London home of Prince Charles and Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, as well as Prince William and Prince Harry, is open for private visits in summer
royal london • clarence house • england private visit • tour home prince charles • prince wales

Southern Fried Dill Pickles
If you're not from the South, you may not have thought of frying your dill pickles. Southerners will fry anything once and forever if it's good.
southern fried dill pickles • batter dip dill pickles • down home dish • fried dill pickles recipe • fried pickles

Execution of the Romanovs
The Romanov family, including Tsar Nicholas II, were executed in 1918. The Tsar, Tsaristsa, Grand Duchesses, Tsarevich, a doctor, and three servants were killed.
execution of the romanovs • murder of the romanovs • yurovsky • tsar nicholas ii • alexandra fyodorovna

Vines - Part 3 - Clematis
Vines are amazing plants. With their ability to either climb vertically or spread horizontally, they enable us to create many-layered interest in our gardens. If you've avoided using vines because you think they can get out of hand and become weedy pests, think again. While this is true of some, it's also true of many garden-worthy plants that none of us would be without. With some exceptions, weediness is not a characteristic of Clematis, the Queen of the twining vines.
vine • vines • ranunculaceae • clematis armandii • armand clematis

Chicken Soup for the Cat and Dog Lover's Soul
A review of the bestselling, "Chicken Soup for the Cat and Dog Lover's Soul, followed by the best places online to buy the book.
reading • books • novels • inspirational • stories

Court Circular, Windsor Castle. 9 April, 2002.
Court Circular, Windsor Castle, 9 April, 2002 chronicling the Royal Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, together with an Elegy to Her Memory by Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate.
queen prince • princess • royal • westminster • abbey

Jacques Offenbach, Champs-Elysees
Brief biography of Jacques Offenbach - his life, operettas and works. Famous for his masterpiece and only opera, "The Tales of Hoffmann" (Les Contes d'Hoffmann).
jacques offenbach composer • father of french operetta • mozart of champs-elysees • hoffmann barcarolle • 19th-century composer of operettas

Renaissance Women Who Ruled
A brief overview of several notable Renaissance women who ruled, either directly or indirectly, as wives, mistresses, sisters and mothers of the king.
renaissance • european renaissance • renaissance women • female rulers of europe • diane de poitiers

Royalty in the 20th Century (Part 3)
The monarchies of Kuwait, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, and Luxembourg.
royalty • monarchy • monarchies • history • kuwait

20th Century Queen: The Life of the Queen Mother (Part 1)
The life of the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who celebrates her 100th birthday this month.
queen mother • queen mum • queen elizabeth • bowes-lyon • glamis

The House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon saw the rise of the absolute monarch in France and the end of the French Monarchy. The palace of Versailles was built by a bourbon king.
the house of bourbon • louis xvi • louis xv • louis xiv • louis xiii

Frederic Chopin's Piano Students
A look at the people who took piano lessons from Frederic Chopin in Poland and France in the 1800's.
frederic chopin • polish pianist • jane stirling • adolf henselt • franz liszt

Grigorii Rasputin
Rasputin was given credit for curing the tsarevich when he had boughts of illness. However, most people felt the Romanovs would be better off without his influence.
rasputin • romanovs • alexandra fyodorovna • tsarevich alexei • felix yusupov

Puerto Rico – Making A Comeback
Back to reclaim their place as one of the world’s most sought after coffees, Puerto Rican coffee growers are marketing their beans on the Internet.
coffee • beans • roasts • austinson • puerto rico

Scoop for the Week of June 25th
Rehabs, Love Triangles and Losers. It's Hollywood and it's all right here.
celebrity • gossip • news • movies • television

Coffee From Puerto Rico
Its coffee right from the pages of your history book.
katherine austinson • austinson • coffee • beans • puerto rico

Ballymaloe: Ireland's Best Hotel?
Ballymaloe House in County Cork has been hailed for Myrtle Allen's cookery since 1964, and still impresses guests with the best service and cuisine in Ireland, and beyond
ballymaloe house • cork • myrtle allen • ireland • best hotel

Colette, the Chicest Boutique in Paris
Some of the most original designers of our time are featured in this elegant Paris boutique, complete with a water bar on the lower floor.
paris • shopping • boutique • fashion • colette

Custom Corsets and Luxury Lingerie
Bras inspired by the Eiffel Tower? Satin Corsets custom-made for the Crazy Horse dancers? A small Paris shop is the "secret address" of the world's most seductive women.
cadolle • brasiere • bra • corset • satin

Luxury 5-star Scottish Hotel Opens
Only 20 miles from Edinburgh and set in 460 acres, the exclusive luxury suites at Lennoxlove House, which dates to the 1300s, open to guests after major £3m restoration
luxury scotland hotels • deluxe 5-star accommodation in scotland • near edinburgh • golf facilities • lennoxlove house in east lothian

Morris Graves (1910 to present?)
"Morris has an important influence on the artworld, however, how Graves' legacy will play out is the $64,000 question." -- Tony Topin, Oak Harbor artist
art • artist • graphic • painter • oil

Queen Victoria’s Christening
On June 21, 1819 the heir to the throne of England was christened, Alexandrina Victoria. To her father, the name was an insult.
queen victoria's christening • how queen victoria got her name • alexandrina victoria • the prince regent • the duke of kent

Revenge Tragedies
When Elizabethan playwrights found the public loved gruesome tales of revenge, they embarked on a new genre. And it became a monster...
revenge tragedy • renaissance drama • hamlet • spanish tragedy • shakespeare tragedy

Saying goodbye again
First it was Steffi Graf. Now Jana Novotna has taken up retirement. Playing in what was most likely the last tournament of her career in Filderstadt, Jana ended her long and arduous career with a first round loss to Silvia Farina. Serena Williams dominates the Grand Slam Cup and feels she's accomplished all she needs to in women's tennis - she now wants to play the men! We kid you not...
jana novotna • serena williams • monica seles • martina hingis • lindsay davenport

18th-Century European Portraitists
Which 18th-century European artist suddenly went blind, created coronation portraits of Queen Charlotte, or painted famous beauty Emma Hamilton in historical poses?
rosalba carriera • allan ramsay • george romney • queen charlotte • emma hamilton

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