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A Quick Look at Fabergé's Easter Eggs

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29th March 2016
Probably best known for the exquisite Easter eggs that he crafted for the Russian Imperial house of Romanov, Peter Carl Faberge was Russia’s premier master goldsmith at the beginning of the twentieth century, the House of Faberge having been founded in St. Petersburg by his father, Gustav Faberge in 1842. Although Faberge would go on to design spectacularobjects of ornamentation such…
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One Year On: Revisiting the Reburial of Richard III

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26th March 2016
On Thursday 26 March 2015, the reburial of King Richard III took place at Leicester Cathedral. One year on, the city of Leicester has chosen to mark this historic day with a special programme of commemorative events taking place at the Cathedral, Guildhall, St. Martin’s House and Leicester Market. The programme will include a reflective ceremony celebrated twelve months to the day, with the…
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Sweden

King and Queen of Sweden organise first official dinner of the year

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4th February 2016
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden organised the first official dinner of the year last night, February 3. Official dinners are glittering occasions that demand a tiara and a long evening dress, and are attended by invited guests and the royal family. Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel attended, as well as Prince Carl Philip with his wife Princess Sofia. Princess…
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The Four Queens: Margaret of Provence, Queen of France

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1st December 2015
In the High Middle Ages, there were four sisters known by the famous moniker of “the Provençal Sisters” and they married four of the most influential men of Europe at the time. It is through these four marriages that the sisters: Margaret, Eleanor, Sanchia, and Beatrice ushered in an era of relative peace in the 1200s. A Desirable Arrangement The year was 1233, and Louis IX of France had been…
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