England Shows Off New Royal Seal of State Artwork
The piece depicts Queen Victoria on her throne with the crown and garter regalia, flanked by St George and St Michael. The counter-seal features the Queen crowned on a palfrey with a shield bearing royal arms, the motto Dieu et Mon Droit, and imagery of navy strength including an ironclad and sailing vessel.
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England
Great Britain
de Seultes
Order of the Garter
St. George
St. Michael
Justine
Wwa
Victoria
Butt
Royal Arms
United Kingdom
The Value Of Sports In The Future
A discussion on athletic spirit versus professionalism in college sports. It argues sports should be valued for education and moral growth, warns against commercialization and winning at any cost, and calls for rules while emphasizing inner ethical development and love of honor. It cites English universities as a model and stresses long term improvement through virtuous competition.
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Rrs
America
Postage Stamp Art by Ghent Monks Inspires Murals
Monks at the Hospital of St. Jean de Diet in Ghent decorate walls with colorful landscapes crafted entirely from postage stamps from many nations. The stamps form palaces, forests, streams, mountains, butterflies, birds, snakes, and animals in a Chinese landscape style. By now about nine to ten million stamps have been used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jean de Diet
Ghent
Life Story of the Boers Great General De Wet
A portrait of Boer general De Wet and his role in the South African war. The piece defends his leadership and portrays him as fiercely anti English, detailing his political and military actions with vivid criticism of English culture and praise for his resolve and battlefield prowess.
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Cronje
Joubert
Transvaal
Dom Paul
England
de Wet
Christian de Wet
Cambridge University
Steyn
Jamison
Free State
Free Statera
Natal
Sanne
The Real Christian De Wet of Dewetsdorp
A historical profile describes a younger man named Christian De Wet, misidentified with the famed Boer general. It traces his frugal farm life, business success, and selective British ties, noting his anti English stance and wartime acts during the Transvaal conflict. It also details his family, marriage, Dutch Reformed faith, and stern upbringing of children under General De Wet’s influence.
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Christian de Wet
Cambridge
Dewetsdorp
Orange River Colony
Orange Free State
de Wet
Bloemfontein
Johannesburg
Great Britain
Transvaal
Verdomde Engelerhman
Jeubert
Natal
Laing’s Nek
Ingogo River
Mejoba
Majubu
Free State
Highlander
Humdrum
General de Wet
Noel
China in Search of a New God in Ming Dynasty Tale
An aflame narrative recounts Ming era China seeking a true religion beyond ceremonial worship. Emissaries travel from China toward distant lands, bearing lavish offerings, to invite the incarnate God to preach in China. The caravan traverses coastlines and inland routes as prayers accompany the expedition, reaching South India in search of corroborating signs.
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Chine
Mino
China
Aurelius Antonius
Philonsphers
Far West
Enda
India
Ituat
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Arthur D. Hadhey
Yale
Hadley
Yala
Strance
How Do Wet
Tommy Atkins
Free State Volksraad
Raudzaal
Aupoint
Einglighman
Eneish
Grey College
de Wee
Hollander
Volksraad
DH Wet
CHT
Nese
Christan
Edgar Meis
Dagde the
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