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Before you discount the Victorian era for its notoriously prudish etiquette and over-the-top bustle skirts (truly the ultimate bump-its), you’d be wise to read up on all of the cultural traditions cemented during Queen Victoria’s reign. After all, were it not for the 19th-century monarch, we might not celebrate Christmas with a well-appointed fir tree. Though people across the globe had been decorating temples and domestic interiors with evergreen flora for centuries, the holiday tradition in it…
4 months ago
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The British royals are a dog-loving group. For centuries, monarchs and their families have cared for pups of all shapes and sizes—and sometimes more exotic household pets. It’s a tradition that lives on to this day, from the late Queen Elizabeth’s iconic corgi companions to Princess Anne’s steadfast English Bull Terriers. Below, get to know the royals’ current cast of canine characters (and guest-starring one tortoise). Queen Elizabeth The Queen was inseparable from her dogs since she was just a…
almost 2 years ago