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Princesses of Andalusia: A Family Memory Rekindled at the Alhambra

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Yes, she confirms, we did read stories of the Princesses of Andalusia. And true to herself, she texts us, her nieces—now in our sixties—to say she still thinks of us as princesses. It’s a gesture that makes us smile.

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The City That Gave an Empire its First Defeat

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For it was right here in Bailen on 19th of July, 1808 that the heretofore invincible almighty military leader who had by then conquered much of Europe and was crowned “Emperor” of France just 4 years earlier, would face his first ever open field defeat of his illustrious career.