Although she was Queen of England for just under three years, Anne Boleyn (ca. 1504-1536), second wife of King Henry VIII, was the center of scandal when she was executed. She was a central reason for...
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They're as much a part of the Tower of London as the Crown Jewels, ravens and suits of armor. Since 1485, the Yeoman Warders _ all men _ have patrolled the parapets and passages of the royal fortre...
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Question 1 of 10:Which Renaissance masterpiece did
Leonardo da
Vinci
complete in 1506?The Last Supper
The Mona Lisa
The Madonna LittaThe Proportions of ManQuestion 2 of 10:In 1513, the Italian th...
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Today is Saturday, May 19, the 139th day of 2007. There are 226 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 19, 1962, during a Democratic fund-raiser at New York's Madison Square Gard...
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Today is Monday, May 28, the 148th day of 2007. There are 217 days left in the year. This is the Memorial Day observance.Today's Highlight in History:On May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets _ Annet...
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Today is Friday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2007. There are 213 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 1, 1813, the mortally wounded commander of the U.S. frigate Chesapeake, Capt...
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Anna Netrebko and Joyce DiDonato will each be a queen at the Metropolitan Opera — but the company can't find anyone to wear a third crown.Venturing into new territory, the Met plans to stage ...
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The first woman to join the ranks of the Beefeaters in more than 500 years has mastered the Ceremony of the Keys, the nightly locking-up ritual of the Tower of London guards.But she says she is sti...
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