Varangian reconstructed from the embroideries of the Bayeux Tapestry and contemporaneous original weapons.
Category: Fashion History
Walter D. Teague. Advertising for men’s fashion 1917.
Men’s Styles Spring 1917. Advertising for men’s fashion by Walter D. Teague (1883-1960).
Thelma Somerville Cudlipp. Magazin Cover Hermione.
Hermione. Don Marquis. Design for a magazine cover (Vanity Fair) by Thelma Somerville Cudlipp.
The Louvre and Tuileries at Paris.
The Louvre and the Tuileries, were once central residences of the French monarchies
Château d’Amboise. The character of a royal fortress.
AMBOISE is the only castle in France, which has had the honour of being sketched by Leonardo da Vinci.
The Guitar of David Rizzio.
The Spanish guitar of David Rizzio.
The Westminster Abbey, London, England.
THERE is but one Westminster. No cathedral can evoke as many historical memories as Westminster.
Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire, England.
Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire is a country house in England and an important example of Elizabethan architecture.
Agnes of Rome or Saint Agnes, martyr of purity.
Saint Agnes is venerated as a martyr, consecrated virgin and saint; celebrated on 21 January according to the Roman Martyrology as a martyr of purity.
Francis the first, King of France
Few monarchs have been so distinguished by their avidity for knowledge and instruction as Francis I.