Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| Interesting Facts about Shanghai |
| This Chinese coastal city has its infamous roots in the First Opium War dating to 1812 when China suffered defeat and was forced to open several ports for trade with the outer world. Although Shanghai’s past is steeped in notorious back alleys and nefarious characters. |
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| The Borgias – A Study in Dysfunction |
| The young bridegroom lay sprawled across his bed. Barely healed from the vicious stab wounds that had already brought him close to death, it was clear he would not recover from this attack. He had been strangled. |
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| Never Mind The Turkey Leg, Where’s the Bromo? |
| Did you ever wonder why Henry VIII was forever pictured with a turkey leg in his hand? Or maybe why he was so grumpy, especially with his wives? All you need do is look at the menu of a medieval feast, to find out not only why he was so dyspeptic but why he was so distanced from his courtiers |
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| Queen Elizabeth? |
| The Elizabethan Era was named after Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Anne Boleyn was executed when Bess was two and a half. Good Queen Bess, frequently known then and now as The Virgin Queen, reigned over England and Ireland from the end of 1558 until she died. |
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