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- ... that Jane Loftus, Marchioness of Ely (pictured) was one of Queen Victoria's closest ladies-in-waiting for nearly forty years?
- ...that before becoming King of the United Kingdom, Edward VII was a frequent visitor to the luxurious Belle Époque brothel Le Chabanais in Paris and had himself built a special "love seat" there?
- ...that Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom was a devoted companion to her mother, Queen Victoria, for over forty years?
- ...that royal fish, such as whales and sturgeons (pictured), are property of the Queen when found on the shores of the United Kingdom?
- ...that it was Frances Seymour, the Duchess of Somerset who interceded with Queen Caroline to obtain a pardon for the poet and murderer Richard Savage?
- ...that it was Napoleon Bonaparte who recalled Captain Bruix , after he was sacked for being a noble, to continue his distinguished naval career?
- ...that the Japanese-backed Empire of Vietnam (flag pictured) of Tran Trong Kim reunified the country in 1945 for the first time since French colonisation?
- ...that William the Conqueror's transport of over 2000 horses across the English Channel during the Norman invasion of England is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry?
- ...that Russian philanthropist and financier Alexander von Stieglitz was the first governor of the State Bank of the Russian Empire?
- ...that Liu Heita was a Xia general during China's transition period from the Sui Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty in the 7th century?
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