Top Items About Kings
Type | Title | Teaser | Author | Views | Rating |
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| Quotes | Napoleon Bonaparte on being George Washington | Napoleon's memoirs show how deeply he admired George Washington and how baffled he was by his voluntary relinquishment of... | root | 161 | |
| Trivia | origin of the word Checkmate | ... | root | 53 | |
| Anecdotes | Royal Pain | George V once fell into a dinner-table conversation with the US ambassador to Britain during World War I. "How long a term... | Anonymous | 28 | |
| Anecdotes | English Manners | Louis XIV, informed that England`s ambassador Lord Stair was among the best-bred men in all of Europe, endeavored to put... | Anonymous | 27 | |
| Trivia | Trivia about History, Julius Caesar and Tributes | Each king in a pack of playing cards represents a great `king` from history: Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander... | Anonymous | 26 | |
| Anecdotes | Andrew Carnegie: God Save the King | "Andrew Carnegie was given scant warning that King Edward was on his way to pay him a surprise visit at Skibo Castle.... | Anonymous | 25 | |
| Anecdotes | Theodoric | Theodoric`s trusted Catholic minister, hoping to ingratiate himself with the king, one day declared that he was... | Anonymous | 24 | |
| Anecdotes | George III: Crown Jewel | "On September 22nd, 1761, their Majesties George III and Queen Charlotte were crowned in Westminster Abbey. The... | Anonymous | 23 | |
| Anecdotes | Nell Gwyn: Lamentable Pickle | "Nell Gwin [once the favorite mistress of King Charles II] having Notice that Miss Davis was to be entertain`d at Night,... | Anonymous | 20 | |
| Anecdotes | Royal Moron | Philip III, noted for his utter incompetence, is said to have died after "catching" a fever. Indeed, he did. The... | Anonymous | 20 |
