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We visited the fairytale castles of Schloss Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein, the homes of the Swan King, Ludwig II of Bavaria. Our tour guide was first class and really brought the castle come ...
Entering the Kitchen No.1, 1995, at Wolverhampton Art Gallery. She traces how Treister combined the home of King Ludwig II of Bavaria with references to 1970s and 1980s British pop music and early ...
And for her new heir, King Charles? How about a Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II, which starts at a mere £340,000? Those are some of the more eye-popping items included in the royal 'gift lists ...
According to the Falkenstein website and Discovery.com, King Ludwig II was sometimes referred to as the "Mad King" for his eccentric and lavish spending. The king hid his designs at ...
Specifically, Sophie is married to Lord Frederick Windsor, the son of Prince and Princess Micahel of Kent and the King’s second cousin, and while Freddie is so far down the line of succession you have ...
A box containing his entrails was laid beside the coffin. His coffin plate had a Latin inscription which can be translated "The remains of the Most Noble and Serene Prince Charles II, King of England, ...
On an autumn day in 1680, the 50-year-old Charles II charged Samuel Pepys with an unusual task. Over two three-hour sittings, one on a Sunday evening, the next the following Tuesday morning, the king ...
The young Greek royal is an expert in It-girl dressing… ...
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