Was Queen Victoria the first influencer? How the ‘media monarch’ shaped the modern world
From white wedding dresses to Christmas trees, Victoria’s personal choices became global trends—long before the age of social ...
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Meet Agnès Sorel, the 15th-Century French Beauty Immortalized as Madonna
After turning Charles VII's head in the 1440s, Agnès Sorel became his mistress and close advisor as well the era's great ...
Vladimir Putin’s ‘son he never had’ attack dog Ramzan Kadyrov ‘goes missing’ for almost three weeks after health fears
VLADIMIR Putin’s war dog has disappeared as reports claim he is seriously ill with pancreatic necrosis. Chechen warlord and ...
Rest, reorientation and hope – the pillars of 2025’s Catholic Jubilee year
The Hebrew Bible, which Christians call the Old Testament, offers instructions about celebrating a Jubilee every 50 years. The Jubilee has roots in the Jewish practice of Sabbath rest every seven days ...
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The Cold Goddess: Anne de Kyiv and Her Brigade
As Russia’s war on Ukraine grinds on into its fourth year, the French Republic remains one of Kyiv’s most stalwart allies, ...
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Key Motifs in Italian Renaissance Art: Mythology to Portraits
Something The Mona Lisa, David, and The School of Athens all have in common is they represent a way of thinking that was ...
Headlines: Storm Éowyn, job losses and a hedgehog
The entire West Country was covered by a Met Office yellow weather warning for high winds, as Storm Éowyn battered parts of ...