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how did a person become rich in the 1600 and 1700s?
What was life like in 17th century London? Despite being a big city in the 1660s, London still remained just as popular today. While there was a lot of activity there, it wasn't very clean and people ...
The 17th century £21,000,000 diamond at the centre of a royal family court battle
A Qatari sheikh is fighting a widow and her sons for control of the Idol's Eye - thought to be the world's largest cut blue diamond.
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Time Travel Back To 17th Century London - With This Royalist Reenactment Along The Mall
30 January marks a grim date in the annals of London history ... For the past half century, The King's Army, a royalist branch of the English Civil War Society, has commemorated what they call ...
What the Great Fire of London can teach us about the Los Angeles fires
The Great Fire of London broke out on September 2, 1666, in Thomas Farriner's bakery on Pudding Lane. At the time, much of the city remained planned in a medieval style, still within the old Roman ...
Smithsonian Magazine10d
These Fascinating Objects Show How the Palace of Versailles Drove Surprising Scientific Advances in the 17th and 18th Centuries
Science and Splendor," a new exhibition illustrates how the royal court encouraged innovation during the reigns of Louis XIV, ...
Lottery winner Adrian Bayford turn 17th century farmhouse into a luxury holiday rental after £148million win
LOTTERY winner Adrian Bayford can turn his 17th century farmhouse into a luxury holiday rental. Adrian, who split a £148million EuroMillions jackpot with his now ex-wife in 2012, bought the ...