1877 Leighton House was the home and studio of leading Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton. Finished in 1877, the Arab Hall extantion is decorated with Leighton’s collection of 1,000 tiles …
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Shakespeare’s Othello
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603. It is still often performed in professional and …
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Moorish Ambassador to Elizabeth I – Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud
Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud ben Mohammed Anoun (b 1558) was principal secretary to the Moroccan ruler Mulay Ahmad al-Mansur, and ambassador to the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England …
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