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Schama, narrating in a scruffy leather jacket, is a popularizer in the best sense. He can be snarky, poetic or both, as when he describes Queen Victoria's funeral procession, the monarch dressed in white: "There was a touch of Miss Havisham about this--the 80-year-old, flower-bedecked virgin bride." He's an enlightening, entertaining guide to a history that isn't ours, except that it really is. --By James Poniewozik
...accused of stealing hundreds of personal items, including clothing, letters and photos, from his employer, and there was the possibility that members of the royal family would be called to testify and perhaps even reveal intimate secrets. But it was not to be. Twelve days into the trial, Queen Elizabeth suddenly remembered a salient tidbit of information that dramatically, and conveniently, ended the proceedings. While prosecutors claimed Burrell had unlawfully secreted Diana's possessions away from her family, he maintained she had given him some of the belongings and he was safeguarding the rest. Last week the Queen supported...
...justifiably famous, because diners do not feel they should be eating pasta in such a fine restaurant. It’s a double shame, because this restaurant has so much to offer, even aside from the food: a fantastic and highly personal wine list selected by reigning Boston wine queen Cat Silirie, a passionate and brilliant service staff that not only can describe every minute detail of a dish, from farm and forest to table, but has mastered the wine list as well, and a handsome dining room with the best view in Boston. And the food itself is very...
Late in the third, on Princeton’s first play from scrimmage on the Harvard 30, Splithoff lofted a made-to-order interception. Queen was poised to haul it in, but Raftery collided with him and the ball fell to the ground, incomplete...
...most notable muffed play came at the close of the third quarter when senior cornerback Chris Raftery got greedy and jumped in front of junior linebacker Juano Queen, who was standing in perfect position to intercept quarterback David Splithoff...