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Elinor Fettiplace (c. 1570 – in or after 1647) was an English cookery book writer. Probably born in Pauntley, Gloucestershire, into an upper-class land-owning farming family, she married into the well-connected Fettiplace family and moved to a manor house in the Vale of White Horse, Berkshire. In common with many ladies of the Elizabethan era, Fettiplace wrote a manuscript book with details of recipes for dishes and meals, medical remedies and tips for running the household. She dated the work 1604, but it is possible that she began writing it several years earlier, when she was still living with her mother. The book was passed down through her family, initially to her niece, until it was handed to the husband of the twentieth-century writer Hilary Spurling. Fettiplace's husband died in 1615; she moved back to Gloucestershire and married a local man, Edward Rogers, who died in 1623. She lived until at least 1647. (Full article... )

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1886 portrait of Christian IX and his family by Laurits Tuxen
1886 portrait of Christian IX and his family by Laurits Tuxen

King Christian IX of Denmark, known as the "father-in-law of Europe", ruled Denmark from 1863 to 1906. He and his queen consort, Louise of Hesse-Kassel, became the ancestors of many members of European royalty . Christian and Louise had three sons and three daughters together. Although Christian had an affectionate relationship with his daughters, he rejected his eldest son, Frederick, over political differences. After the start of Christian's reign as King of Denmark, Louise helped marry their children into royal families across Europe, including their daughter Princess Alexandra with Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and their daughter Princess Dagmar with Alexander, Tsarevich of Russia. Some of Christian and Louise's grandchildren became monarchs themselves. For example, Constantine I, Nicholas II, and George V reigned over Greece, Russia, and the United Kingdom, respectively. (Full list... )

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The Czapski Palace is a palatial complex in the center of Warsaw, Poland. It was constructed in about 1686 for the country's Catholic primate, Michał Stefan Radziejowski, using a design by Dutch-born Polish architect and engineer Tylman van Gameren. The palace was reconstructed between 1712 and 1721, and acquired its present rococo character in 1752–65. The building has been home to various notable individuals, including artist Zygmunt Vogel, composer Frédéric Chopin, and poets Zygmunt Krasiński and Cyprian Norwid. It now houses the Academy of Fine Arts. This photograph shows the front façade of the Czapski Palace's main building.

Photograph credit: Adrian Grycuk

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