Portland Monthly15h
Property Watch: A Queen Anne Victorian Full of Povey Glass
When this Queen Anne Victorian was built in 1893, it was quite the status symbol to have Povey glass on display. "People who put in that kind of glass were kind of showing off," said art-glass ...
Queen Anne Café closes after 33 years, marking the end of an era for community favorite
The Queen Anne Cafe, a cherished local establishment, has permanently closed its doors after 33 years of serving the ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Ascension of William and Mary, Britain’s First Co-Monarchs, Marked a Victory for Protestantism
The equal rulers returned England to Protestant rule and began a new era of royal leadership defined by parliamentary oversight ...
Daily Guide Ghana on MSN4d
Asantehemaa Clocks 8 Years on Golden Stool
Asantehemaa Marks Eight Years on the Golden StoolThe Asantehemaa, Nana Konadu Yiadom III, has marked her eighth year as the Queen Mother of the Ashanti Kingdom, a milestone celebrated with reverence ...
Smithsonian Magazine6d
This Tragic European Monarch Was Executed for Treason on Her Cousin’s Orders
Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 ...
National Geographic news16d
Was Queen Victoria the first influencer? How the ‘media monarch’ shaped the modern world
Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901) saw an unprecedented expansion of media, making her one of the most recognizable monarchs in history. Prints, photographs, and paintings like this one helped ...
The Royal Family16d
Royal Ascot
Ascot Racecourse was founded by Queen Anne in 1711, and has since received the support of a further twelve monarchs. The Ascot summer race meeting officially became a Royal week in 1911. The King and ...
Associated Press18d
Full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s hidden annex opens in NYC
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A full-scale replica of the secret annex where Anne Frank penned her famous diary has opened in New York ...
Medical News Today18d
Can you poop and still be constipated?
Constipation can make stool harder and drier than usual, slowing the movement of stool within the body. Some people may have frequent but incomplete bowel movements. They may return to the ...
CNN18d
Anne Frank’s hidden home, now in Manhattan for a limited time
Before she died of typhus at 15 inside the German concentration camp Bergen-Belsen, Anne Frank lived just over two years inside a secret 45-square meter (484-square foot) annex atop an Amsterdam ...
Miami Herald23d
A new cruise ship just made a stop at the Miami seaport. See what it’s like on board
A view of Cunard’s Queen Anne while it is docked at PortMiami on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Miami, Fla. Photo by Matias J. Ocner mocner@miamiherald.com Cunard’s first new cruise ship in 14 ...
The New York Times24d
Bringing Anne Frank’s Secret Annex to New York, and the World
Covered windows, peeling wallpaper: For the first time outside of Amsterdam, an exhibition reconstructs Anne’s hiding place during the devastation of the Holocaust. “Anne Frank the Exhibition ...