Maria Agnesi, the greatest female mathematician you’ve never heard of
An equally important blow was struck by an Italian mathematician Maria Gaetana Agnesi in the 18th century. Agnesi was the first woman to write a mathematics textbook and to be appointed to a ...
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15 Stunningly Beautiful Palaces in Europe That Will Make You Feel Like Royalty
Europe is home to some of the most breathtaking palaces in the world, each one built to showcase power, wealth, and royal ...
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Cast of Dope Thief
Dope Thief is an American crime drama miniseries based on Dennis Tafoya’s novel of the same name. The series is set to premiere on Apple TV Plus on March 14, 2025. It is created by Peter Craig. The ...
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Maria Theresa: Empress – The Making of the Austrian Enlightenment
The life of Maria Theresa provides a fascinating case study of female supremacy ... yet Bassett is determined to describe its dawning in tandem with the empress’s life. Indeed, only about half the ...
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The enlightened rule of the Empress Maria Theresa
The role of personality and charm in running a state is one theme of Richard Bassett’s superb book, the first English biography of the Empress Maria Theresa since Edward Crankshaw’s in 1969. The ...
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Happy birthday, Princess Estelle! The Swedish royal dazzles in newly released photographs as she celebrates turning 13
Who was Empress Maria Theresa of the Holy Roman Empire, the matriarch who was a mother to sixteen children and who ruled for 40 years? An anomaly among 18th century European sovereignty, Maria Theresa ...
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Who was Empress Maria Theresa of the Holy Roman Empire, the matriarch who was a mother to sixteen children and who ruled for 40 years?
Joseph’s children followed behind the new heir presumptive. 23 years later, in 1743, Maria Theresa would be crowned Empress; an event where she was noted by a British diplomat as ‘most attractive’ ...
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The haughty European empress who turned diplomacy into a dance
The 18th-century reign of Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress, was a blend of crafty statesmanship, ugly anti-Semitism and cultural patronage Jump to content UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...
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Soap icon's doctor was in tears when he delivered terminal diagnosis
He’s even considering buying an electric car and recently adopted a new pet cat, Sisi, named after the Hungarian empress. “I know I have cancer, because doctors keep telling me I have it ...
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Mozart: History's Greatest Prodigy LIVE at the Royal Albert Hall
At four years old he wrote his first keyboard concerto, at six he was performing for the empress Maria Theresa. Soon he and his father were touring Europe, and the young Mozart's exploits proved ...
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The Magnificent Palaces of Europe
Empress Maria Theresa transformed the palace and its surrounding gardens into a lavish imperial residence, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with Baroque and Rococo architecture, impressive symmetrical ...