AFP: Britons cheer Queen in poignant jubilee finale

June 7, 2012

Britons cheer queen in poignant jubilee finale (via AFP) Queen Elizabeth II greeted 1.5 million cheering subjects from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on Tuesday but faced the crowning moment of her diamond jubilee festivities without her ill husband Prince Philip. A dramatic flypast capped four days of celebrations marking her 60th year on the […]

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Inauthentic elites

June 7, 2012

Any study on elites in the United States encounters a problem. Elites are, by nature, the result of a process of refinement in society and should thus represent the best and most elevated the country has to offer. However, it is undeniable that numerous persons within the elite have a blatantly revolutionary mentality, and that […]

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June 7 – The Crusaders reach the walls of Jerusalem

June 7, 2012

In June of 1099 [the First Crusade] arrived before the walls of Jerusalem, which was then held by the Fatimid Arabs of Egypt. With their usual religious zeal and grim determination, the Christians prepared to attack the walls. Their fighting force had been reduced to 1,200 knights and 10,000 foot soldiers, with a similar number […]

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June 8 – Saint Cloud

June 7, 2012

Saint Chlodulf (Clodulphe or Clodould) or more commonly Saint Cloud (605 – June 8, 696 or June 8, 697, others say May 8, 697) was bishop of Metz approximately from 657 to 697. Chlodulf was the son of Arnulf, bishop of Metz, and the younger brother of Ansegisel, mayor of the palace of Austrasia. Before […]

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Video: Coronation gun salute rings out around London for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

June 4, 2012

  From The Telegraph: “A 41-gun Royal Salute echoed across London today, marking the anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation. “The salute, fired by The King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, coincided with gun salutes fired from official Saluting Points around the UK, including the Tower of London. “Fired by six guns, it followed the Major General’s […]

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Video: Royal family board the Spirit of Chartwell for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

June 4, 2012

To read the full article in the The Telegraph, please click here.: “Pomp and ceremony kicked off with the arrival of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, followed by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, who took time to greet avid spectators. Thousands cheered as the Queen and Prince […]

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Video: Protesters target Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant

June 4, 2012

From The Telegraph: “Anti-monarchy campaign group Republic chose the day to voice their opposition to monarchy and to call for a republican constitution for Britain, mounting a protest near Tower Bridge. The protesters were boo-ed by a few members of the pageant crowd who were enjoying watching the 1,000 boat flotilla pass.” To read the […]

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Refinement of the elites

June 4, 2012

The previous considerations presuppose a process of refinement and cultivation of those persons and families who aspire to become members of the elite. Without this refinement, they can be rich, even very rich, but they will not be an authentic traditional elite. How does this process work? A man becomes rich, and a desire for […]

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June 5 – My God Stands Stronger Than Yours

June 4, 2012

St. Boniface (WINFRID, WYNFRITH). Apostle of Germany, date of birth unknown; martyred 5 June, 755 (754); emblems: the oak, axe, book, fox, scourge, fountain, raven, sword. He was a native of England, though some authorities have claimed him for Ireland or Scotland. The place of his birth is not known, though it was probably the […]

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June 5 – It is in adversity that we test friendship

June 4, 2012

Blessed Ferdinand of Portugal Prince of Portugal, b. in Portugal, 29 September, 1402; d. at Fez, in Morocco, 5 June, 1443. He was one of five sons, his mother being Philippa, daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, and his father King John I, known in history for his victories over the Moors and […]

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The Telegraph: Rare Navy plane to perform flypast at Queen’s Jubilee pageant

May 31, 2012

“One of the rarest and most celebrated planes in British military history will lead the finale at the Thames Diamond Jubilee pageant. In a spectacular finale to the grandest event ever staged on the River Thames, Swordfish bi-plane, the only one of its kind still flying, is planned to lead a ‘Diamond Nine’ flypast of Royal […]

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Video-The Jewel Fabergé Eggs – the jeweler’s birthday is today

May 31, 2012

Video:    Nobility.org Editorial Comment: — Created in the years immediately preceding the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, the Fabergé eggs will always serve as a reminder of Russia’s imperial splendor and the bloody, egalitarian, and unnatural  revolution that destroyed it.    

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The Duke of Cambridge Made a Knight of the Order of the Thistle

May 31, 2012

Published on May 28th, 2012 Written by: Artemisia The Buckingham Palace announced on Friday that the Duke of Cambridge has been appointed a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle. Her Majesty’s decision to appoint her grandson to the Order is somewhat unexpected because only three other members of the […]

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Philip II personally instructs his half-brother Don John on how to behave and command with honor

May 31, 2012

At the beginning of May, 1568, [King Philip] announced to D. John that the hour had come for him to take command of the galleys of Cartagena, first to meet and escort the fleet coming from the Indies, and then to clear the coasts of the Mediterranean of corsairs…. On saying good-bye D. Philip handed […]

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The elite and the upper class

May 31, 2012

What is the difference between the elite and the upper class? The elite is the source of the upper class. Let us return to the example of a small city to facilitate understanding the difference between the two. As noted, the elite of a city is formed by those who exercise prestigious activities and who […]

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June 1 – This Aristocrat Gave His Life for the Poor

May 31, 2012

Saint Hannibal Mary Di Francia (1851-1927)  (sometimes written as Annibale Maria Di Francia) Hannibal Mary Di Francia was born in Messina, Italy, on July 5, 1851. His father Francis was a knight, the Marquises of St. Catherine of Jonio, Papal Vice-Consul and Honorary Captain of the Navy. His mother, Anna Toscano, also belonged to an […]

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May 30 – Maid of Orleans

May 28, 2012

St. Joan of Arc In French Jeanne d’Arc; by her contemporaries commonly known as la Pucelle (the Maid). Born at Domremy in Champagne, probably on 6 January, 1412; died at Rouen, 30 May, 1431. The village of Domremy lay upon the confines of territory which recognized the suzerainty of the Duke of Burgundy, but in […]

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May 30 – Most Valiant

May 28, 2012

Saint Ferdinand III of Castile King of Leon and Castile, member of the Third Order of St. Francis, born in 1198 near Salamanca; died at Seville, 30 May, 1252. He was the son of Alfonso IX, King of Leon, and of Berengeria, the daughter of Alfonso III, King of Castile, and sister of Blanche, the […]

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Colonial Dames XVII Century Supports Medal Of Honor Museum

May 28, 2012

Pauline Moore, president of Prudhomme Fort Chapter, Colonial Dames XVII Century, presented a certificate and a check to Jim Wade, executive director of the Medal of Honor Museum. She said the check “represents support to the upgrades being done at the museum to honor our Veterans who have either ‘given all’ or possess the prestigious […]

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The death of Saint Ferdinand III, the very noble King of Castile and Leon

May 28, 2012

The preparations for the conquest of Moslem Africa were in advanced stages. The good King Don Ferdinand, close to embarking, spoke to the two Alfonsos, his son and his brother, during one warm evening while walking through the gardens, trying to convince one of the two to remain in Spain to govern it. However neither […]

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Traditional, aristocratic and authentic elites

May 28, 2012

The word elite is usually accompanied by qualifiers, such as professional, cultural, moral, ethnic, and so forth. For this reason, it is useful to describe the meaning of three frequent qualifiers for the word: traditional, aristocratic, and authentic. A professional elite can be traditional without being aristocratic. It can, for example, be made up of […]

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The Guardian: Queen Elizabeth enjoys record support

May 28, 2012

“Britain would be worse off without the monarchy say 69% of respondents, while of 22% say the country would be better off. This 47-point royalist margin is the largest chalked up on any of the 12 occasions since 1997 on which ICM has previously asked the question. “Pro-royal feeling is spread remarkably equally among the […]

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Mahomet II conquered Constantinople but could not subdue Scanderbeg and Albania

May 24, 2012

The morning of the 30th of May 1453, saw the Crescent floating over Constantinople. The caliph [Mahomet II] entered it as conqueror. Before his death if he did not quite succeed in subjecting the world, he could boast that he had subdued Constantinople and Trebisond, overcame at least a dozen kingdoms, and took innumerable fortresses. […]

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National and International Elites

May 24, 2012

The elite of the nation is formed by people who excel at the national level. It is composed of exceptional figures of the nation, who are representative of its highest sectors of activity and who have corresponding relationships. Such an interrelation is manifested, for example, when a president invites outstanding figures in the fields of […]

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May 24 – Our Lady Help of Christians, to commemorate the liberation of the Pope from prison

May 24, 2012

  This commemoration was introduced in the liturgical calendar by decree of Pope Pius VII on September 16, 1815, in thanksgiving for his happy return to Rome after a long and painful captivity in Savona and France due to Napoleon’s tyrannical power. By order of Napoleon, Pius VII was arrested, 5 July, 1808, and detained […]

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May 25 – She withstood the devil

May 24, 2012

St. Mary Magdalen de’ Pazzi Carmelite Virgin, born 2 April, 1566; died 25 May, 1607. Of outward events there were very few in the saint’s life. She came of two noble families, her father being Camillo Geri de’ Pazzi and her mother a Buondelmonti. She was baptized, and named Caterina, in the great baptistery. Her […]

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Diamond Jubilee Military Parade

May 21, 2012

Read about the event here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9277114/For-Queen-and-country-Jubilee-celebration-begins-in-style.html Nobility.org Editorial Comment: — Regardless of a sovereign’s personal merits or faults, his office automatically makes him a symbol and a representative of the nation and its history. Thus, in saluting their Queen, the Royal Armed Forces are honoring  the best of their nation and its past. It is […]

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Meeting of Monarchs in England

May 21, 2012

Meeting of Monarchs in England Photo Gallery of Royalty Arriving for the Queen’s Jubilee Lunch http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/05/18/photo-gallery-dignitaries-arrive-at-windsor-castle-for-queens-jubilee-lunch/ Nobility.org Editorial Comment: — There is something excellent and sublime in monarchs being together. Representing as they do the best and noblest of their nations, their being together is a unity of perfections, of quintessences. This natural sublimity is […]

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May 22 – Queen’s Confessor

May 21, 2012

Blessed John Forest Born in 1471, presumably at Oxford, where his surname was then not unknown; suffered 22 May, 1538. At the age of twenty he received the habit of St. Francis at Greenwich, in the church of the Friars Minor of the Regular Observance, called for brevity’s sake “Observants”. Nine years later we find […]

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First trip overseas for Emperor Akihito after surgery

May 17, 2012

Japan Today – Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko left Tokyo on Wednesday to attend celebrations in London marking the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. It is the first trip overseas for the imperial couple since 2009. The 78-year-old emperor had heart bypass surgery in February but appears to be recovering well. Click here to […]

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The Breton fishermen called Empress Sisi the “Queen of Mercy”

May 17, 2012

During her short stay in Brittany the Empress literally showered kindnesses upon the families of many poor fishermen, whose thatch-roofed huts clustered so close to the cliffs that they seemed but larger birds’ nests clinging to the rocks for protection from the wind and weather; and although they did not know who their benefactress was, […]

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The formation of nations and regions

May 17, 2012

A nation is born when an ensemble of people, social groups, and associations dedicated to the private good—or cumulatively to the private and the common good—coalesce into a whole that is clearly distinct from everything outside it. It becomes a closed circuit of an ethnic, cultural, social, economic, and political character, and does not allow […]

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May 19 – Charlemagne’s Scholar

May 17, 2012

Blessed Alcuin of York An eminent educator, scholar, and theologian born about 735; died 19 May, 804. He came of noble Northumbrian parentage, but the place of his birth is a matter of dispute. It was probably in or near York. While still a mere child, he entered the cathedral school founded at that place […]

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May 19 – He Grabbed the Devil By the Nose

May 17, 2012

St. Dunstan of Canterbury Archbishop and confessor, and one of the greatest saints of the Anglo-Saxon Church; born near Glastonbury on the estate of his father, Heorstan, a West Saxon noble. His mother, Cynethryth, a woman of saintly life, was miraculously forewarned of the sanctity of the child within her. She was in the church […]

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Luxembourg Royal Family on pilgrimage to Our Lady Comforter of the Afflicted

May 14, 2012

Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg attended a Pontifical Mass as part of the commemorations of the Octave. Then, in the afternoon, accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke, Prince Félix, Prince Louis, Princess Alexandra and Princess Tessy, they attended the closing ceremony of the Octave in the […]

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St. Joan of Arc: the prophetic voice that saved France

May 14, 2012

To proclaim her authority Joan dictated a letter to the English. Far from arguing the disputed question of the king’s right to the kingdom of France, the letter declared that those rights had come from God, who was openly supporting the king through His envoy, the Maid. “Jhesus Maria… “King of England and you, Duke […]

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The Telegraph: Scotland referendum on monarchy or republic

May 14, 2012

Christine Grahame, the convener of Holyrood’s justice committee, said the party has pledged to hold a public vote on a separate Scotland having a “full-blown monarchy, an edited version or go for a republic”. “ I have no problems with that, being a wholehearted democrat,” she wrote. …Nationalists published a draft written constitution for an […]

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The Important Role of Elites at the Service of Society by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

May 14, 2012

Speech of May 6, 1968 My friends, at this lecture organized by the Argentine Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, I have a word to say to you as President of the Brazilian Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property on the topic covered by this audiovisual presentation. History has […]

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May 16 – Patron of Poland

May 14, 2012

Saint Andrew Bobola Martyr, born of an old and illustrious Polish family, in the Palatinate of Sandomir, 1590; died at Janów, 16 May, 1657. Having entered the novitiate of the Society of Jesus at Wilno (1611), he was ordained in 1622, and appointed preacher in the Church of St. Casimir, Wilno. After making his solemn […]

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Pro Europa Christiana Federation interview with Duke Paul of Oldenburg

May 10, 2012

Duke Paul of Oldenburg is a member of the German TFP and director of the Brussels Bureau of the Pro Europa Christiana Federation. An agronomist, he descends from two of the most illustrious royal houses of Germany. His paternal forefathers were sovereigns of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg in northern Germany and married over the […]

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Prayer and simplicity in the life of Emperor Franz Josef

May 10, 2012

Franz Josef was an institution: millions of his subjects had never known any other monarch and he was an unchanging face on the European scene. His own way of living and working exemplified a notion of order and a commitment to the self-discipline and moral dedication on which he sought to base his rule. He […]

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Recipe – The Roll In Honor of a Kaiser

May 10, 2012

Who does not appreciate a warm Kaiser roll with their morning coffee? This tasty roll goes by several names including Imperial, Vienna and Emperor Roll. All of them, however, respect its origins. In 1850, Austrian bakers introduced a roll to Viennese society that was made of high quality flour fermented with yeast, as usual, but […]

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May 10 – Saint Damien: A Hero Who Died on the Battlefield of Honor

May 10, 2012

Written by Norman Fulkerson A portrait of young Father Damien in 1868. Born Joseph de Veuster in Tremelo, Belgium, he took the religious name of Damien when he joined the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.   There are few places on Earth more beautiful than Hawaii. While this idyllic paradise may […]

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May 12 – Would you accept the crowns of England, France and the Holy Roman Empire? She said no

May 10, 2012

Blessed Joanna of Portugal Born at Lisbon, 16 February, 1452; died at Aveiro, 12 May, 1490; the daughter of Alfonso V, King of Portugal, and his wife Elizabeth. She was chiefly remarkable for the courage and persistence with which she opposed all attempts on the part of her father and brother to make her marry.  […]

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5 New Desktop Wallpapers

May 7, 2012

To add any of these desktop wallpapers to your computer, click on the size that you want for that image and save it to your computer. Then right-click on the desktop – select Properties from the context menu – go the Desktop tab – Browse and open the image you made – position the image (Center, […]

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St. Joan of Arc 600 years later

May 7, 2012

May 2, 2012, Orleans, France – Looking appropriately cinematic, the Loire River swarmed with wooden boats carrying locals in medieval garb on Tuesday, reenacting Joan of Arc’s famous entry into the city in 1429. Later in the week, a medieval market will be the scene of period cuisine and music, while a sound and light […]

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Video: The Queen arrives at Sherborne Abbey during royal visit to Dorset

May 7, 2012

  Thousands of people lined the streets around Sherborne Abbey this morning to welcome the Queen to Dorset. Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh were visiting the town to start the South West leg of their Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK. http://www.thisisdorset.co.uk/Video-Queen-arrives-Sherborne-Abbey-royal-visit/story-15969599-detail/story.html

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Post-Napoleonic Paris’s enthusiasm at the triumphal entry of its prince

May 7, 2012

The Countess de Marigny, sister of François-René de Chateaubriand, was in Paris in 1814, when the Allies entered the city. She took notes, day by day, in thin notebooks, of the news and noise bruited about the capital. When one notebook was filled she sent it to her relatives in Brittany. These notebooks have just […]

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Marie Antoinette was destroyed after she had reformed her ways

May 7, 2012

The moment chosen for this ill-will towards Marie Antoinette was the very one when she had abandoned these faults and had become serious and exemplary…. So long as Marie Antoinette was frivolous and was guilty, not of real faults, but of imprudent actions, she was the recipient of general flattery and admiration. But so soon […]

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Chivalry and family heroes helped shape Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.

May 3, 2012

It was after his aunt read him Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe that he ultimately revealed the great effect her instruction was having. He [George S. Patton, Jr.] confided to her that he’d written a poem—in his head, for he still couldn’t write. Astonished, she transcribed his recitation with the reverent wonder of a medium receiving […]

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Aristocracy and Grandeur

May 3, 2012

The aristocrat will only fulfill his vocation when he has a clear idea of the grandeur of his country and is willing to represent it in his person. Many historical facts serve to symbolize American grandeur. One is the famous flag-raising at Iwo Jima. We may also point to such embodiments of grandeur as generals […]

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May 3 – Sword-bearer to the Emperor

May 3, 2012

St. Ansfried of Utrecht Ansfried (aka Ansfridus or Aufridus) was born ca. 940, and died May 3, 1010 near Leusden.) He was a nobleman in the Holy Roman Empire and sword-bearer for Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor. Till 995 he was Count of Huy, then he became bishop of Utrecht. He is also the founder […]

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The Carthusian Martyrs – Third and Fourth Groups and the Lone Survivor

May 3, 2012

The Third Group The next move was to seize four more monks of community, two being taken to the Carthusian house at Beauvale in Nottinghamshire, while Dom John Rochester and Dom James Walworth were taken to the Charterhouse of St. Michael in Hull in Yorkshire. They were made an “example” of on 11 May 1537, […]

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May 6 – Prince, priest, pioneer

May 3, 2012

Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin Prince, priest, and missionary, born at The Hague, Holland, 22 December, 1770; died at Loretto, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 6 May, 1840. He was a scion of one of the oldest, wealthiest, and most illustrious families of Russia. His father, Prince Demetrius Gallitzin (d. 16 March, 1803), Russian ambassador to Holland at the time […]

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Choice in Liechtenstein: Abortion or royal family?

April 30, 2012

Liechtenstein’s hereditary Prince Alois is threatening that he and his ruling family will step down if a referendum eliminated his power to veto laws is passed. “The royal family is not willing to undertake its political responsibilities unless the prince… has the necessary tools at his disposal,” Alois said in a speech to parliament on […]

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The death of Bayard, the Chevalier sans peur et sans reproche

April 30, 2012

When the news was spread abroad through the two armies that the good Chevalier had been killed, or at least wounded to death (even in the camp of the Spanish, although he was the one man in the world of whom they had the greatest fear), all men, both gentlemen and soldiers, were exceedingly grieved […]

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The American Paradox

April 30, 2012

American society is oriented by two fundamental but antithetical principles, the principle of equality and the principle of inequality.[1] The coexistence of a commonly held democratic and egalitarian mythology with the commonly lived hierarchical reality creates a dilemma, which the simple affirmation of the inevitable existence of inequalities does not eliminate. Such a dichotomy between […]

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April 30 – Crusader Pope

April 30, 2012

Pope Saint Pius V Born at Bosco, near Alexandria, Lombardy, 17 Jan., 1504 elected 7 Jan., 1566; died 1 May, 1572. Being of a poor though noble family his lot would have been to follow a trade, but he was taken in by the Dominicans of Voghera, where he received a good education and was […]

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May 2 – Two sisters of this medieval princess were also saints

April 30, 2012

St. Mafalda of Portugal In the year 1215, at the age of eleven, Princess Mafalda (i.e. Matilda), daughter of King Sancho I of Portugal, was married to her kinsman King Henry I of Castile, who was like herself a minor. The marriage was annulled the following year on the ground of the consanguinity of the […]

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Engagement Announcement of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg

April 26, 2012

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: Their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, have the great pleasure to announce the engagement of their son, HRH Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke, with the Countess Stephanie de Lannoy. The date of the wedding is not yet announced. Belgian Countess Stephanie de Lannoy, aged 28, comes from an […]

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