Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Queen of Hungary
nickname “Sisi”
total babe status at her time for sure.
She was a non-conforming free spirit kind of gal.
more of her life here http://www.wien-vienna.com/sisi.php
I’ve always been captivated by her since I was a child growing up in Germany and visiting her past homes and castles where her family resided. thought i’d share<3
Gin Lane, 1751, is a print by William Hogarth in support of anti-gin legislation, because apparently everyone was getting so drunk that they dropped their babes.
genius2mania submitted:
“Concerning the topic of the infamous Eszett. In English :) Hope that helps.”
This is the beautiful flying ace Natalya Fyodorovna Meklin née Kravtsova (1922-2005), a much decorated World War II combat pilot in one of the three women-only Soviet air regiments (nicknamed the ‘Night Witches’ by their German opponents). She joined the air force at age 19 and flew 980 night missions by the end of the war. After the war, she graduated from the Military Institute of Foreign Languages and worked as a translator until retiring. Among her many awards was the title Hero of the Soviet Union, the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.
Natalya was also a huge fan of classical literature, particularly Tolstoy, and became a writer herself.
Moonbow: a rainbow made by the light of the moon.
Our pal Mcheung tells us all about how he shot this one this past weekend!
This weekend was the best moonbow-photographing weekend of the year!
A moonbow is essentially the same thing as a rainbow, except that it happens at night. It’s a pretty rare phenomenon that only occurs in a few places on earth.
Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born on March 10, 1776 in Hanover, Germany, the daughter of Prince Charles of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Early in 1792, when Louise was 16, her uncle, hoping to strengthen the ties between his family and the Prussian royal family, carefully plotted a meeting between Louise and Crown Prince Frederick William III. The plan worked, and they married. The Prince became King when his father died in 1797 and Louisa became Queen of Prussia. The nation was charmed by the young Queen’s grace, beauty, and wit. Historians have commented that Queen Louise was Prussian nationalism personified.
In 1804, with Napoleon’s increasing violations of Prussian treaty rights, Louise (formerly ignorant of foreign policy) began to argue with King Frederick over his long-standing position of neutrality, pleading with him to break off all relations with the French Emperor. She took the initiative of contacting the Tsar of Russia and Emperor of Austria, both of whom, along with Frederick, signed the Potsdam Treaty on November 3, 1805—a treaty which allied these three nations against Napoleon. Napoleon termed Louise “My beautiful enemy” for her role in forming this alliance.
She tragically died young from an unknown disease at the age of 34. She also never had the opportunity to see Napoleon’s defeat in 1815.
“Kinderlandverschickung - der Weltkrieg jetzt auch zum Mitmachen für die ganz Kleinen! Beim Kauf von zwei Kostümen gibt es eine KZ- Häftlingsuniform für die Eltern gratis. Nur solange der Vorrat reicht!”
I have this suspicion that it was sold in Japan next to the Nazi Halloween costume…
(Quelle: fyeahhistorymajorheraldicbeast)
The Overling
This desk lamp was designed to be a leader of future underlings. Its posable legs give it personality as well as mechanical and interactive qualities. The switch is positioned on its underbelly requiring its owner to get up-close-and-personal.
