Arthur_S Diary of Samuel Pepys I think Queen Henrietta Maria sold some of them off too, in order to raise funds to fight for her husband, Charles I - alas, in vain.

Arthur_S Diary of Samuel Pepys Interestingly enough a lot of the gems are the same despite the objects themselves being remade.

Arthur_S Paul Embery Also used in Far from the madding crowd ( Julie Christie version)

'Londonistan' was coined by French intelligence to describe baffling UK tolerance for Islamic radicalism. It's a Persian version of the 'Londongrad' the left loves. Khan may think French MI5 is 'dangerous' but I'm warier of a mayor who smeared 'moderate' Muslims as 'Uncle Toms'.

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College protestors for Palestine aren't there because of Jews, or on behalf of Hamas, or the Palestinians. But, it gives the less intelligent a way to justify bigotry that they were already inclined towards. After all, those Jooz had it coming.

Thomas Smith So the connection was the Third or Kings’ Crusade.

I had one correct answer. The connection and all four Kings decoded

Congratulations to Liz

This is Liz’s second win

David Marquand, Labour MP for Ashfield 1966-77, has died age 89

Important to note that even a majority of the GOPers “voting no” obviously support funding Ukraine. Whatever you may think of it, the “nos” tactical political votes. Still, egregious and deplorable to ever be on the same side of the ledger as Bernie Sanders and Jeff Merkley.

Very sad news indeed that David Marquand has died. Few historians have so single-handedly rescued a figure from historical oblivion as he did for Ramsay MacDonald in his epic, scholarly and highly readable biography. I and all future scholars of MacDonald stand on his shoulders

Well, well, well. It seems Paula Vennells brought her approach to truth and law directly from the Post Office into the Church - and was handpicked accordingly by Archbishop Welby.
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BREAKING - Post Office General Counsel Susan Crichton concedes, when confronted with an email, that she was responsible for instructing defamation lawyers at Cameron McKenna to act against Second Sight and obtain an injunction restraining publication of their report into Horizon.

🚨 Breaking: Columbia University is refusing to allow Shai Davidai, a professor at the university, to enter the university 👇

Columbia University is open to Hamas supporters only. Jewish professors are denied entry.

Until W. G. Grace emerged in the 1860s, most people would have said that the greatest batter of all was a man called Fuller Pilch, who played between 1820 and 1855. How did Pilch emerge to become the best batter in the world? oldebor.wordpress.com/2024/04/23/a-b…

Arthur_S Yes, this was the first time this crown was used after being remade.

Queen Anne was crowned on 23rd April 1702.

Duchess Gemma (MTE) aka Ms Tonks🐟 🇪🇺🇬🇧🕷 Robert Jenrick You'll be telling me St Andrew wasn't a Scot next.

From the collection of George IV, an illustration showing the procession of Coronation of James VII and II and Mary of Modena which took place on 23rd April 1685.

Arthur_S Paul Embery Gold Hill, Shaftesbury.

This is another intolerable tragedy.

It’s a scandal these death traps masquerading as boats are travelling uninterrupted across the EU.

EU must finally grant member states legal cover to seize these unseaworthy boats that are costing precious lives.
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On April 23rd, 2013, activists Liu Ping, Wei Zhongping and Li Sihua organized a demonstration in Xinyu, China, demanding that Chinese officials disclose their wealth to the public. The three would be arrested for 'inciting subversion of state power'.