Word: lorded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Initialed Map. Under the British raj, London played what Lord Curzon called "the great game." Its object was to protect India's northern borders from Russia by fostering semi-independent buffer states like Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim. In those palmy colonial days, Tibet was militarily insignificant, and China, which claims overlordship of Tibet, was usually too weak to exercise...
...actually planning to defect to Russia when he was arrested last September. Grimly, but without judging the accuracy of the story. Macmillan told the rest: Vassall had intended to go first to Italy, where he was to join his former boss, Thomas Galbraith, who had been Civil Lord of the Admiralty until three years ago. Then, said Macmillan, recalling the case of a nuclear physicist who defected to Russia by way of Italy in 1950, Vassall supposedly planned to "do a Pontecorvo." Moreover, "the clear implication" of the story was that Galbraith "also intended to defect to Russia...
...Viva Velinton!" When the Spanish master met the then Lord Wellington in 1812, the 43-year-old Briton was the idol of Spain. The streets echoed with cries of "Y viva Velinton!," and beautiful women rushed forward to cover him with kisses. Had Goya been a less truthful artist, he might have tried to idealize the man into some sort of benign hero surrounded by the trappings of glory...
...ordered the correspondence published. Contrary to gossip, it turned out to be about as intimate as an Admiralty corridor. Addressed to "Dear Vassall" or "My Dear Vassall," the letters were mostly from the spy's former boss, pleasant, plodding Thomas Galbraith, 45, a Scottish M.P. who was Civil Lord of the Admiralty (roughly equivalent to U.S. Under Secretary of the Navy) until he was named Under Secretary for Scotland three years ago. Typical was Galbraith's note: "My room at the office is in a filthy state and I'm most grateful to you for having taken...
...name of Lord Duveen will always be associated with the names of Mellon and Morgan and Kress, and today it is still true that a Duveen customer should be something more than merely solvent. Prices range from $850 for an illuminated manuscript page from a 15th century book to $500,000 for a Giorgione. But buying an old master is not a prerequisite for enjoying the treasures Lord Duveen stashed away during his incredible career. On a Saturday the gallery is usually jammed with art lovers of every age and income, perhaps dropping in to see a small but appealing...