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Built in 1737, the HMS Victory (a later version would be commanded by Admiral Nelson) was, in its day, the most powerful warship in the Royal Navy. In 1744, it was part of the fleet, commanded by war hero Admiral John Balchin, that broke through a French blockade of the Tagus river at Lisbon. Returning to England, a fierce storm hit the fleet, first separating the Victory from the other ships, and then sinking it, reportedly near the Channel Islands. The 1,100 sailors on board, as well as the sons of some of Britain's most prestigious families...
Decadence. Famed French chocolatier, La Maison du Chocolate, has red jewel boxes of assorted chocolates, including passion fruit ganache and caramel fleur de sel, with just a hint of sea salt, starting...
...talks with the Vatican should be put on hold, while others have questioned whether a slated papal Holy Land trip in May should be called off over the episode. Meanwhile, Catholic progressives around the world have taken the Pope's actions as a deliberate slap because the followers of French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre reject the reforms of the Second Vatican Council...
...nationality of the French First Lady, who moved with her family to Paris as a child, is another outstanding question for Italians. In her TV appearance Sunday she tried to clear up the matter, explaining that she had automatically gained French citizenship when she married Sarkozy but kept her Italian citizenship. "I'm Italo-French," she said. "I would have had to ask to renounce my Italian nationality, which of course I wouldn't want to do." Along with performances of several songs and inside secrets about life with the French President, Bruni's charm offensive on Italian TV looked...
...Dave: So do you still have the dual citizenship? Carla: No, I'm just French. Dave: Are the Italians Ok with that? Carla: I think they're OK. You cannot keep the double nationality...