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A Conqueror’s change of heart

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In the charming town of Falaise we saw this dramatic monument to that battle hungry medieval warrior, William the Conqueror. Rightly represented as a triumphant king, William's statue is surrounded by earlier Dukes of Normandy: Robert the Magnificent, Richard the Good (very good at propaganda, also known as the Irascible), Richard

Queen Victoria is not amused in Cherbourg

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By 1858 the redoubtable Victoria had been queen for more than 20 years, was mother to 9 children, had survived at least two serious assassination attempts, was on to her 7th Prime Minister (the mediocre Derby, more of him later), had graciously accepted the title Empress of India and was

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