Showing posts with label royalty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label royalty. Show all posts
6/15/23

Legend of the Blenheim Forehead Spot

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The legend of the Blenheim forehead spot on a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel goes back some 600 years ago. The Cavalier King Charles ...
10/19/21

Joy: The Only Surviving Member of the Romanov Murders

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Joy, a spaniel and beloved pet to the son of Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov (the last Emperor of Russia), was the sole survivor of the Im...
4/5/21

Caesar: King Edward VII's Close Companion

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Despite his questionable manners, Caesar was King Edward VII's loyal and inseparable companion during the last years of the King's ...
12/28/20

Queen Elizabeth's Love for Corgis

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Queen Elizabeth II fell in love with corgis at a young age, and owned roughly 30 of them over her lifetime. Princess Elizabeth and corg...
5/27/20

Kublai Khan's 5000 Dogs

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Some 5000 dogs became famous in history in Marco Polo's writing, the most dogs ever owned by one person - Kublai Khan. When Mar...
5/4/20

Dog Comforts Mary, Queen of Scots at Execution

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Mary, Queen of Scots had always been fond of little dogs, and even managed to have one by her side at the time of her brutal ending. ...
8/29/19

Saur: A Dog Who Became King

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In his Heimskringla , Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241), the Icelandic chief traced the royal line of Norway in his writings with some myth and ...
8/20/19

A Royal Palace with Many Pampered Dogs

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The maharaja (prince) of Junagadh, India owned 800 dogs and pampered every one of them. Each dog had their own room in the lavish p...
4/7/18

Dash: Queen Victoria's Closest Childhood Companion

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Dash was the first of many dogs in Queen Victoria's life. He truly was her best friend during her younger years. Painting of Dash...
11/2/17

Turko: Accused and Executed for Biting the Crown Prince

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Turko made history for being put to death for most likely licking, not biting, the Prince of Sweden. Turko Turko, a mastiff, was b...