"Jolly Windsors": 20 unexpected photos in which the monarchs were taken by surprise

Who were the women who were held in captivity by the English monarchs, and why did they go to jail

Meghan Markle and her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana, both complained that they were imprisoned by the British royal family. History shows us that these two women were not the first to find themselves in this position. From time to time, British monarchs kept women in honorable (or not so honorable) imprisonment. Perhaps this is one of the bad old English traditions that is so difficult to abandon, who knows

From Rurik to Nicholas II: Little-known facts about the monarchs of the Romanov Dynasty, revealing them from an unexpected side

Throughout the history of the Russian State, more than a dozen rulers have changed on the throne, and each of them had their own character traits, their own secrets, and legends were made about each of them. In 1913, when the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov was celebrated, a set of postcards was issued, which depicted Russian rulers, starting with Rurik. It is with these portraits, which, by the way, were approved by Emperor Nicholas II himself, and this review is illustrated

How Russian monarchs were buried and why they were not buried

The French phraseological unit noblesse oblige can literally be translated as “noble position obliges”. Like no one else, this expression applies to representatives of the ruling dynasties. At all times, royal persons were destined not only to rise above their subjects during their lifetime. Even their departure into eternity and burial were different from how it happened with ordinary mortals

Photos in the car: photos taken by Andrew Bush while driving

For 8 years (from 1989 to 1997) the "co-pilot" of American Andrew Bush was a camera. He firmly settled in the passenger seat and, under the noise, filmed motorists on the right along the course. The resulting photographs in the car show how not only the products of the global automotive industry have changed, but also its owners

An unexpected guest: 25 funny photos that capture unexpected encounters between humans and animals

Everyone knows that an uninvited guest is worse than a Tatar. But in fact, there are also pleasant unexpected visits that only bring a smile and give a good mood for the whole day. In any case, such meetings were captured by these photographers