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This City of London fair dates back to the 12th century, but hasn't happened for almost two centuries.
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This City of London fair dates back to the 12th century, but hasn't happened for almost two centuries.
The Duke of Grafton is a title in the Peerage of England first granted in 1675 to Henry Fitzroy, the second of three sons born by Barbara Villiers. Alth...
Kaushik Patowary Apr 14, 2021 0 comments Between 1814 and 1846, there stood a colossal plaster elephant in the heart of Paris, at the site of the former Bastille prison. For much of this time it presented a sorry spectacle. One tusk had fallen off, and the other was reduced to a powdery stump. Its body was black from rain and soot, and large cavities had opened in its torso where rodents, stray cats and vagrants took shelter. The plinth was overgrown by dandelions and thistles. This was not the sight Napoléon Bonaparte had intended when he ordered the elephant built. It was supposed to be a ...