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Aspects of Aristocracy: Grandeur and Decline in Modern Britain by DAVID...
“In this stylish and provocative book, the eminent historian David Cannadine brings his characterisitc wit and acumen to bear on the British aristocracy, probing behind the legendary escapades and...
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'A tale of decay': the Houses of Parliament are falling down
Photographer David Levene toured the obscure passages and dusty basements of the Palace of Westminster as part of our investigation into its desperate state of disrepair – and parliamentarians’...
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Power dressing / Dressed to Rule
“Throughout history rulers have used clothes as a form of legitimization and propaganda. While palaces, pictures, and jewels might reflect the choice of a monarch’s predecessors or advisers, clothes...
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The Charge of the Light Brigade / VIDEO: Official Trailer #1 - Trevor Howard...
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a charge of British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. Lord Raglan,...
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The last charge of the 'poor' brigade / The troubled life and adventures of...
Earl of Cardigan's lawyer quits in latest storm to hit troubled country estatePatrick Sawer, senior reporter 18 MARCH 2017 •...
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THE COVERT COAT
The Covert coat is very similar to the Chesterfield, but it was designed for hunting and the outdoors. Therefore, it had to be tailored from particularly sturdy material – the so-called Covert cloth,...
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Au Revoir, Poirot ! Remembering Poirot's last case on ITV
Agatha Christie's Poirot – TV reviewIn the great Belgian detective's last case, everyone is poisoning and shooting each other, and then – oh mon dieu!Sam WollastonThe Guardian, Wednesday 13 November...
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DECO and MODERNISM in Poirot.
Florin Court is an Art Deco residential building situated on the eastern side of Charterhouse Square in Smithfield, London, EnglandBuilt in 1936 by Guy Morgan and Partners, it features an impressive...
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The Crown's Wardrobe /Jane Petrie ( Season Two ) Michele Clapton and Timothy...
'THE CROWN' COSTUME DESIGNER ON DRESSING A ROYAL WEDDING, JACKIE KENNEDY AND THE SEXY, SWINGING '60S IN SEASON TWOJane Petrie also starts Queen Elizabeth II's wardrobe evolution into her current day...
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The Crown: season two review – the one with all the shagging … and SuezAttagirl, Lilibet! From the Kennedy assassination to the Profumo affair, Netflix goes bigger and better as it kicks off a truly...
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The Crown: What was Prince Charles really like as young boy – and why did he...
A SENSITIVE BOYThe Crown: What was Prince Charles really like as young boy – and why did he hate his time at Gordonstoun?The Crown season two explores the relationship between Prince Philip and his...
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WAS EDWARD VIII REALLY A NAZI, AND HITLER'S WAR BUDDY? 'THE CROWN' SEASON 2...
WAS EDWARD VIII REALLY A NAZI, AND HITLER'S WAR BUDDY? 'THE CROWN' SEASON 2 ADDRESSES 'VERGANGENHEIT'BY EMILY GAUDETTE ON 12/14/17 AT 5:22...
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Scandal ...Femme Fatales-Christine Keeler And Mandy Rice-Davies, The Profumo...
1963: The Profumo scandalAt the height of the cold war in the early 60s, as the established order was challenged as never before, Britons paid rapt attention to a sordid little affair which involved a...
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The Crown links Prince Philip to the Profumo Affair: Uproar as new series...
It is known that Ward, who was a gifted artist, painted a picture of the Prince. Pictured: The drawingThe Crown links Prince Philip to the Profumo Affair: Uproar as new series implicates Duke of...
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Bronwen, Lady Astor obituary
Bronwen, Lady Astor obituaryModel and chatelaine of Cliveden caught up in the Profumo affair of the 1960s who went on to become a psychotherapist Bronwen Astor in 1963. She was regarded as one of the...
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Nancy Astor and the Cliveden Set.
The Cliveden Set were a 1930s, upper class group of prominent individuals politically influential in pre-World War II Britain, who were in the circle of Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor. The name comes...
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