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All my life I’ve heard people say: “What is this, the Middle Ages?” or “It feels like we’ve gone back to the Middle Ages,” whenever they want to comment on something absurd that makes us regress so much we turn into barbarians, puritans, God-fearing souls destined to die of the plague. And every time I
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There is something extraordinarily symbolic in the story of Elizabeth of York and her niece, Elizabeth I. Two women, same name, same blood. One at the dawn, the other at the dusk of the Tudor dynasty. And exactly one hundred years lie between them. Elizabeth of York died in 1503. Elizabeth I in 1603. A
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C’è qualcosa di straordinariamente simbolico nella storia di Elizabeth di York e di sua nipote Elizabeth I. Due donne, stesso nome, stesso sangue. Una all’alba, l’altra al tramonto della dinastia Tudor. E tra loro intercorrono esattamente cento anni. Elizabeth di York morì nel 1503. Elizabeth I nel 1603. Un secolo esatto. Come se il tempo
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I have always found the concept of a motto fascinating, a short phrase that encapsulates everything a person represents and wants to convey to others. In royal families, every member had a motto, and often more than one, as these would change depending on the role they held. It was not uncommon, for example, for
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