The history of chess can be traced back nearly 1500 years to its earliest known predecessor, called chaturanga, in India; its prehistory is the subject of speculation. From India, it spread to Persia. Following the Arab invasion and conquest of Persia, chess was taken up by the Muslim world and subsequently spread to Europe via Spain (Al Andalus) and ...
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Farah Pahlavi At The Festival Unveiling “L’Arche De Noe
Presentation Of The New Van Cleef & Arpels Collection : “L’Arche De Noe Racontee Par Van Cleef & Arpels” In Paris
Read More »Victoria, Ruler Of A Quarter Of The World
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previous British monarch and is known as the Victorian era. It was a period of ...
Read More »The Lost Civilization Of The Sumerians
Sumer (/ˈsuːmər/) is the earliest known civilization in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia (south-central Iraq), emerging during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages between the sixth and fifth millennium BC. It is one of the cradles of civilization in the world, along with ancient Egypt, Elam, the Caral-Supe civilization, Mesoamerica, the Indus Valley civilization, and ancient China. Living ...
Read More »Camilla and Charles preparing for the coronation ceremony on 6 May 2023
King Charles will be crowned on May 6 in the United Kingdom’s highly traditional coronation ceremony—the first in 70 years and the first to take place in the age of the internet, much less social media—though some important questions remain unanswered, like whether Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will attend. King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be crowned ...
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