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The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most famous pieces of art in the world. The 950-year-old, 230-foot chronicle of the Norman ...

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You might expect budget limitations to result in mediocre films—and that certainly happens. Christopher Reeve regretted ...

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Lyon Gardiner Tyler was born in 1853 when his dad, John Tyler, was in his sixties. Lyon Tyler and his second wife had two ...

Bram Stoker’s creative process behind his iconic Gothic novel was shrouded in mystery for nearly a century. Dracula, the Victorian horror novel, needs no introduction. Bram Stoker and his path to ...