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...In 1295, nearly 50 years after its protector had passed away, under the rule of Charles II, Dominican inquisitors and preachers were unleashed on Lucera, determined to either convert, enslave or kill the...
...Elizabeth II was one of the world’s wealthiest individuals, with property holdings ranging from central London prime real estate to farmland across the country, but her ability to profit from, let alone...
...I was asked to write a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on her passing....
...“Elizabeth Howard spent her life working with James Wyatt to create this fairytale castle, which was built on the foundations of a Charles II building....
...When you get to Charles II Street, enjoy the view of John Nash’s flamboyant Theatre Royal (1821). Cut through to Pall Mall, turn left and then right on to Waterloo Place....
...American keyboardist Bobby Sparks II is the go-to musician for analogue sounds....
...The suit — sturdy, respectable, dignified — has dominated the history of menswear since 1666, when Charles II issued an edict prescribing a uniform of shirt and waistcoat for noblemen....
...Sincerely, Jason Furman, professor of practice, Harvard Kennedy School Lawrence Summers, Charles W Eliot University Professor and president emeritus at Harvard University UPDATE – DECEMBER 1: Since we...
...Launched in 1969, the Queen Elizabeth II reflected the fashions of swinging London....
...Mr Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama met Benedict XVI in 2009 on his first trip to Italy, and before him George W Bush met John Paul II in 2001 on the first of several visits to Rome....
...First editions abound, from Charles Dickens and Samuel Johnson to Oscar Wilde and Virginia Woolf. “F” takes me to Flaubert....
...St James’s has been one of London’s grandest areas since Charles II gave permission to his aristocratic mates to build around the royal palace of St James’s in the 17th century....
...The chart below comes from one such paper, by W....
...In the 1660 Declaration of Breda, Charles II offered a general pardon for crimes committed in the civil war....
...“The good news is that many Europeans, indeed many Spaniards, recognise what has happened, and they are demanding an end to the ‘easy money’ solutions that Charles V and Philip II championed centuries ago...
...In fact, I am about to meet five British premiers in quick succession – Elizabeth II has chalked up 12 over the 60 years of her reign....
...It called for (i) Withdrawal of Israel armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict; (ii) Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgment of the...
...JAR Paris Vol II , by Pierre Genet and Joel Arthur Rosenthal, JAR Vol II, RRP$800 In 2003, Rosenthal published the limited edition 10lb-plus JAR Paris....
...Their shortcomings led millions of people into dire poverty and created a fertile environment for World War II....
...of England have ever attained the canonical status of Bede or Trevelyan, and the best put-down to what has all too often been a formulaic, parochial and self-satisfied genre remains 1066 and All That by W.C...
...When Charles and Camilla postponed their wedding because of Pope John Paul II’s funeral many of the souvenirs printed with the original date were pulled, though they became highly desirable collector’s items...
...Germany’s Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, which manufactures howitzers and the Leopard II main battle tank, also hopes to sell to in India in the long term. “India is a market that is increasing fast....
...Pope John Paul II 95. Benjamin Disraeli 96. Josef Ackermann, CEO of Deutsche Bank 97. Nelson Mandela 98. Gough Whitlam, Australian PM, 1972-75 99. George W. Bush 100. Fidel Castro...
...A W shaped global recovery that peters out once the initial trade and inventory rebound has run its course. Rising long term interest rates....
...You know: “World leaders are expected to agree a set of initiatives to increase transparency and confidence in financial markets at this week’s Group of Seven meeting in Washington”; “Basel II will enhance...
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