James topping the list by a significant margin when the likes of Mickey Mantle and Michael Jordan have long been seen as the kings of the sports card world may raise some eyebrows, but his priciest card to date does include Jordan on it.
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Larry Holder,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2026
Anthony Hopkins has played villains and popes, presidents and dictators, titans of literature and comic book kings.
The couples worked together through The Royal Foundation and delighted the public whenever the princes and their partners stepped out together.
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Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2026
At the beginning of the Arcadia, one of the princes, Musidorus, courts Pamela, one of the sister-princesses, by communicating to her that his shepherd apparel is just a disguise.
In Italy, the worst drought in 70 years has exposed the piers of an ancient bridge over the Tiber River once used by Roman emperors but which fell into disrepair by the third century.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Aug. 2026
The wreck also contained gold coins issued by four emperors of the Heraclian dynasty, which ruled the Byzantine Empire during the seventh and eighth centuries.
Before him, Olav and Märtha had had two daughters, princesses Ragnhild and Astrid, but at the time, the law of succession excluded women from the throne.
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Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
28 Aug. 2026
As a young man, Harald was urged to find a bride among Europe's noblewomen and princesses.
In a feudal era when the king simultaneously led church and state and the common people were known as ‘serfs’ and were effectively owned by their local lords, rebellion was unheard of.
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Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2026
Set the scene Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria lords over the Sorrentine Peninsula.
Critics of Iran's clerical rulers hoped initially that Iran's government would collapse amid a bombing campaign that killed Iran's most senior military and religious officials, including its supreme leader.
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Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2026
During the Sengoku period, clan leader Isshin Ashina leads a successful rebellion against the rulers to secure Ashina’s independence.
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Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Aug. 2026
Middle Eastern and North African Queen Names The Middle East and North Africa boast a rich history of powerful queens spanning ancient Egypt to modern-day monarchies.
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Liz Regalia,
Parents,
9 Sep. 2026
There are mixed opinions as to whether this method works, and timing is important since the decoy must be in place while queens are searching for nesting sites.
Countless speakers left the Pale of Settlement – the territory in Eastern Europe where Jews had been granted permission to live under an edict of the Russian czars.
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Ilan Stavans,
The Conversation,
31 Aug. 2026
For generations, the Sea had been the lifeblood of the Karakalpak people, who lived as seminomadic pastoralists under various rulers, including khanates, tsars, the USSR, and now independent Uzbekistan.
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