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That poet was Charles Baudelaire, author of Les Fleurs du Mal, Critique sur Théophile Gautier, Les Paradis Artificiels, and translations of the works of Edgar A. Poe.

Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by Tove Ditlevsen Alongside Terrance Hayes, Diane Seuss has a strong case to ...

In 1662 Charles married Portuguese infanta Catherine of Braganza, daughter of King John IV (she is buried in Portugal). They had no children but Charles had 13 children by various mistresses. Charles ...

Never before, or since, has a king met such an untimely end like Charles I. He was proclaimed king in 1625 upon his father’s death and spent the entirety of his reign in conflict with his parliament.

King Charles III went to Auschwitz in January to mark 80 years since the Nazi concentration camp's liberation. The visit followed a tour of Australia, in October, which reignited the debate about ...

A petition supporting the Prince Charles Cinema was launched after the management said it believed its future was under threat, due to new terms being imposed by its landlord. It says the building ...

The Prince Charles Cinema, one of the few independent cinemas in central London, has accused its landlord of “intimidation” over a proposed clause in its lease which would require it to leave ...

King Charles appeared emotional today as he joined world leaders in Poland to commemorate 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. In what was the first visit by a British monarch to ...

In Poland, King Charles commemorated the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp with a speech, calling it "both a somber and indeed a sacred moment." "It is a ...

Charles has become the first British head of state to visit the former Nazi concentration camp where he he sat with other world leaders to mark 80 years since its liberation. Survivors were applauded ...

As Prince William and Princess Kate attend a special ceremony in London, Charles is in Poland on the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz-Birkenau liberation Simon Perry is a writer and correspondent ...