Their storied history runs deep, with legends of Empress Dowager Cixi’s indulgence and secret messages smuggled by Ming revolutionaries in their quest to overthrow Mongol rulers during the Yuan ...

Empress Elisabeth of Austria, who died on 10 September 1898, remains a figure of fascination 125 years on. Beautiful, tragic, powerful – it is easy to understand why the tale of this ill-fated royal ...

Ghanaian gospel music diva Empress Gifty has released much-awaited single dubbed, 'Watch Me'. The song was written and produced by multiple award winning Ghanaian musician Kuami Eugene.

They then began their attack on the palace, causing Empress Dowager Wei to flee to an imperial guard camp, where a guard beheaded her. Li Guo'er, Wu Yanxiu, and Lady Helou were killed as well. Li ...

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Situation - Dowager's Copse is situated on the northern edge of Ferndown within the secluded location of Ameysford. Whilst being in a quiet and secluded location the woodland is well connected with ...

In contrast, a more recent and equally dramatized portrayal of the Pekingese breed can be found in a long-form poem titled "Pearls Dropped from the Lips of Her Imperial Majesty Tzu-Hsi Dowager Empress ...

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He explained how Empress Elisabeth of Austria, who was famed for her beauty, was attacked while walking with her maids. ‘A man from a terrorist group stabbed her,’ Earl Spencer says on the podcast.

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That was Empress Dowager Cixi’s life story; the woman who ruled China in the 19th century and arguably the most important Chinese woman in history. Born in 1835, Cixi was brought in as a ...