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4 days ago · Marie-Antoinette was not, at that time, interested in politics except as a way of securing favours for her friends, and her political influence never exceeded that formerly wielded by the royal mistresses of Louis XV.
4 days ago · In the von Hennig Gambit, audentes Fortuna iuvat, “Fortune favours the bold”! The best move is to immediately strike out with (6. g4) attacking Black’s bishop! After Black responds with (6… Bg6), keeping their bishop’s defence of their e4-pawn, the g-pawn steps forward again (7. g5), now attacking their f6-knight!
4 days ago · Niccolò Machiavelli (born May 3, 1469, Florence [Italy]—died June 21, 1527, Florence) was an Italian Renaissance political philosopher and statesman, secretary of the Florentine republic, whose most famous work, The Prince ( Il Principe ), brought him a reputation as an atheist and an immoral cynic.
2 days ago · (Fortune favours the bold) Formerly Liverpool Polytechnic from 1970. Founded as Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts in 1825. London South Bank University: 1992 With Thy Might Founded as the Borough Polytechnic Institute in 1892 Manchester Metropolitan University: 1992: Many Arts, Many Skills Founded as Manchester Polytechnic in 1970
3 days ago · Charles Martin (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477) called The Bold, was the last Duke of Burgundy from the Burgundian cadet branch of House of Valois from 1467 to 1477. He was the only legitimate son of Philip the Good and his third wife, Isabella of Portugal .
5 hours ago · Richard Bruce Cheney ( / ˈtʃeɪni / CHAY-nee; [a] born January 30, 1941) is an American retired politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. Often cited as the most powerful vice president in American history, [4] [5] Cheney previously served as White ...
5 days ago · While it's often said that fortune favors the bold, a new crop of young investors believe it's all about knowing when the stars are aligned.
