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...Charles I was beheaded in 1649; the House of Hanover was dogged by sex scandals; George III lost his mind and he also lost America, which wasn’t terribly popular....
...Byrd: The Golden Renaissance Stile Antico This year marked the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd, a leading composer of the English Renaissance....
...To the east are the remains of the Casa de Fieras, a zoo created in 1774 at King Carlos III’s request, which once housed exotic animals, including lions, tigers and an elephant....
...Berlinde de Bruyckere’s City of Refuge III, textural sculptures of fallen angels, tragic yet redemptive, perfectly suits its setting, San Giorgio Maggiore’s chapel and monastery — a refuge of peace....
...A quarter of a century later, in 1689, William III, representing himself and Queen Mary as anti-absolutists, brought members of the House of Commons into the Abbey by way of demonstrating that his would...
...Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath — and Beyond by Geezer Butler (HarperCollins) Despite his band’s reputation for occultism, Black Sabbath’s Butler has dispensed with the services of a ghost for...
...Before the coronation of King Charles III, the leader of the UK’s republican campaign group, Graham Smith, had rarely featured beyond the fringes of the media....
...John Kerry, the US climate envoy, filmed the wooden and gold state coach on his smartphone. By early afternoon, Charles III was smiling down at crowds from a Buckingham Palace balcony....
...The highest is a late-17th century portrait plate of William III in English Delft (£1,400-£1,800); among the lowest is an 1831 jug featuring a portrait of William IV (£30-£50)....
...by Judith Butler (Allen Lane/ Farrar, Straus & Giroux)An argument for how a fear of gender is fuelling reactionary politics around the world from one of the leading authorities on the subject....
...John Warren, who advises the King and Queen on their horseracing interests, insists the royals remain dedicated to the sport. “The King understands the bigger picture....
...The ancient ceremonials and military marches that attended the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday gave way to parties and events across Britain, as the UK enjoyed a special Bank Holiday weekend....
...In 1694, the Bank of England was founded to help William III finance war with France....
...Alongside is William Croft’s The Lord is a Sun and a Shield, composed for the coronation of George I in 1714....
...“William might be king, but the chances of George being king are rapidly shrinking.”...
...Artists featured include Angelica Kauffman, Elizabeth Butler and Laura Knight....
...Highlights DraftKings discussed a bid for William Hill owner 888 over the summer, the FT revealed this week....
...The EU’s commissioner for green policy Frans Timmermans and US climate envoy John Kerry each voiced their support for him soon after his appointment....
...My own sympathies were drawn to William. Spare suggests that he himself has plenty to feel angry about....
...During the address he named his son and heir William as the Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla as the Queen Consort....
...Coronation: Charles III will be crowned King of the UK and the other Commonwealth realms tomorrow (more on this below). Five more top stories 1....
...King Charles III, then Prince of Wales, grins in a carefree way not seen much in the five decades since....
...Mourners hoping to view Queen Elizabeth II’s lying-in-state in London were facing 17-hour-long queues on Saturday evening, as King Charles III and Prince William made a surprise appearance to the thousands...
...Now, the challenge for Prince William, the new Prince of Wales, is in occupying a role (that of the heir) which has also largely been defined by one occupant....
...The Premier League and the English Football Association, whose president is Prince William, called off the weekend’s football, down to grassroots level....
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