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What historical anniversaries are in December? We round up the events, births and deaths…

Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019

Online comments link the books analysis of Chongzhens reign to Chinas current situation under Xi Jinping.

The best movie scores from the synth era.

The Patek Philippe Ref 96 Quantieme Lune once belonged to the last emperor of China’s Qing Dynasty Aisin-Gioro Puyi.

Wristwatch of the last emperor of China has been auctioned for more than six million dollars (about 5.6 million euros) The British auction house Phillips was "thrilled" with the sale of the watch from the manufacturer Patek Philippe. Pu Yi had taken the watch to a Soviet prison camp in 1945 and entrusted it to his Russian interpreter for safekeeping. A copy of the luxury watch manufacturer's Grandmaster Chime model changed hands in 2019 for $31 million.

Weddings are generally a happy affair, full of cake, dancing, and oodles of champagne. However, some unlucky royals have had weddings that weren't quite

Throughout history, nations have enthroned monarchs before they’ve reached age 20. Though that may seem shocking to us in the 21st century, it’s understandable when we remember that life expectancies were much shorter in earlier times, and pragmatic decisions were often made by courts and royal families to extend dynasties.  To find the youngest rulers […]

!!! Engineering Evil Statement: I am only posting articles that bring attention to the seriousness of this escalation. Which this crisis is currently being played down by most western diplomats.  They are not my views... By Max Hastings PUBLISHED:19:02 EST, 19  September 2012| UPDATED:19:02 EST, 19 September 2012 A few years ago, nobody in Asia gave much  thought to the…

Chapter Six - 'Priorities of Colonial Imperialism'