It’s celebrity catnip, but beyond the headlines this is also a tale of family dysfunction. At this time of year, so many people know about that
There is not one saga I have been more invested in this …
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Iconic golf ball-sized Florentine diamond once owned by Medici and Habsburg dynasties is FOUND in unusual location 100 years after 'vanishing' ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
At its height of power, the House of Habsburg was one of the leading and most influential rulers in Europe.
5 months ago
Was the high-heeled shoe invented because of one Queen's sexual jealousy? ○
In a letter to one of her children, Catherine de Medici famously wrote: 'Never has a woman who loved her husband, liked his wh***.'
6 months ago
Can’t pay, won’t pay: impoverished streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy ○
As subscription costs rise and choice diminishes on legal sites, film and TV fans are turning to VPNs and illicit streamers, with Sweden – home of both Spotify and The Pirate Bay – leading the way
Wit…
8 months ago
‘I’ve been told off for taking snaps too’: our critic on the selfie-taking crackdown at the Uffizi gallery ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
As another piece of art falls victim to social media, Florence’s Uffizi gallery is placing restrictions on visitors’ behaviour. Is this a sensible safeguard – or simple snobbery?
It’s that time of yea…
9 months ago
What links Tasmin Archer, Gareth Gates and Zayn Malik? The Saturday quiz ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
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From Tsar Alexander II and Queen Anne to Korky the Cat, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
1 Which king’s sister, wife and lover were all called Edith?
2 Korky the Cat was the first cover star…
12 months ago
Exploring Siena, Tuscany’s other artistic masterpiece ○
A major new exhibition at the National Gallery puts the spotlight on the Tuscan town’s artistic heritage. But nothing beats exploring its historic neighbourhoods on foot
This warren of narrow streets,…
13 months ago
The Grammar of Angels by Edward Wilson-Lee review – spellbound ○
The short, blazing life of Italian philosopher Pico della Mirandola
Of all the great intellectuals of the Renaissance, Pico della Mirandola is surely the most personally captivating. “He wins one on,”…
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