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THE titanic struggle in the west left the British public scant leisure for following the fortunes of the "side-shows." Yet the "side-show" in Asia produced results that were important and far-reaching. From another point of view they were essentially dramatic, and proved British officers and men the peers of the Englishmen who made the reign of Queen Elizabeth illustrious.
Traditional Russians valued well-endowed and stately women, while progressive Russia valued slim and active women. Nevertheless, throughout the...
The first thing I notice in Tashkent’s celebrated underground, even before the famous murals and ceilings, is a prominently displayed ad for a local university featuring a faculty member who was a Bengali, at least...
In pre-Petrine times, ladies were very fond of cosmetics, which was noted in the diaries of many foreigners. However, they did not know that their...
Jerry Brotton reveals what drove people to head to England, and how foreign visitors both shaped, and were shaped by, the Tudor capital