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It’s a rather incongruous place for a king. Standing outside the entrance to Tooting Broadway Underground Station is a large-than-life statue of King Edward VII, who ruled from 1901-1910. Erected in 1911 after the King’s death, the statue is the work of Louis Fritz Roselieb (later Ro...
King Louis XIV (September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715) of France known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi-Soleil), was a monarch of the House of Bourbon. He became King of France and Navarre at the age of four in 1643 after the death of his father, ...
In French society, the First Estate was very important. France allowed Protestant Christianity momentarily in the 17th century. But in 1685,Louis XIVissued the Edict of Fontainebleau, canceling the Edict of Nantes (1598). This renunciation confirmed the Catholic Church’s authority over religious aff...
Hanukkah is an eight-day festival. On the last day, the final candle is lit, bringing to a close a period when Jewish people commemorate a miracle described in the Talmud.
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George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a Franco-British cartoonist and writer, known for his work in Punch and for his Gothic novel Trilby, which featured the character Svengali. He was the father of actor Sir Gerald du Maurier and grandfather of wri...
In 1699, French explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville began exploring the Alabama coast near Mobile Point and began construction in Biloxi Bay. His brother, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, established the first European settlement at Fort Louis de La Louisiane in 1702, which was replaced by...
In 1830, he participated in the revolution that ousted King Charles X and replaced him on the throne with Dumas's former employer, the duc d'Orléans, who would rule as Louis-Philippe, the Citizen King. He turned to writing novels around 1838 when there was high demand for serial novels ...