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48Diamond Jubilee Street Party -A poem celebrating the Queens 60 year Jubilee
Celebration and Jubilation Our street party has an open invitation We are so glad the bunting arrived on time We prayed the sun would shine A barbecue with lots to eat We got permission to close the street We all hoped it would be hot...
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87Four Queens
The 13th century gave us the four queens of Provencal, France, who greatly influenced the medieval history of Europe. Born to Raymond Berenger V, the Count of Provence, and his wife, Beatrice of Savoy, were Marguerite, Eleanor, Sanchia and Beatrice. The Provencal sisters became the queens of France, England, Germany and Sicily.Beatrice of Savoy exemplifies the old adage, "The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world."
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80Emma Frost Costume Evolution
From Emma Frost to White Queen her different costumes change from Hellfire Club to Generation X to X-Men. See her costume history.
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65Wrong Identity?
The portrait identified as Catherine Parr (c.1512 - 1548), sixth wife of Henry VIII may in fact have been identified wrongly. It bears greater resemblance to an earlier wife, Katherine of Aragon (1485 - 1536), who was the first of Henry's wives and...
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71Royal Fascination
The other day, while making my morning coffee, I noticed a story on one of the national morning shows about the royal family. While watching the piece, I couldn't help but notice the utter lack of news material in the piece, which was aired during...
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73How Will You Celebrate The Queen’s Jubilee?
It will soon be 60 years since the Queen took to the throne and she will be celebrating her ‘Diamond Jubilee’ from the 02nd-05th June 2012. For those that are incredibly patriotic this is a momentous occasion and one to remember and look back on...
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76Are You A High Maintenance Girl?
Ever wondered how high maintenance you are? Here's a check list which may give you some kind of indication about if you (Or someone you know) is actually are high maintenance.
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72"Mirrours More than One": the Hall of Elizabethan Mirrors in Spenser's The Faerie Queene
In early modern Europe, mirrors were all the rage. The advent of glass mirrors in the twelfth century brought with it a proliferation of mirrors both physical and metaphorical, leading Herbert Grabes to dub the period from 1200 to 1700 “The Age of...
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71Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee 2012 - buy kitch, classy or neither
Celebrate Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee 2012 with a special purchase. Will it be kitch, classy or neither?
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