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The Argos Reflector, Indiana, May 12, 1887 There she is, hair disheveled, countenance vacant, cheeks pale, hands trembling, bursting into tears at midnight over the fate of some unfortunate lover; in the day time, when she ought to be busy, staring...   High-res

The Argos Reflector, Indiana, May 12, 1887

There she is, hair disheveled, countenance vacant, cheeks pale, hands trembling, bursting into tears at midnight over the fate of some unfortunate lover; in the day time, when she ought to be busy, staring by the half hour at nothing, biting her finger nails into the quick.

yesterdaysprint: “ The Queen’s Reign and its Commemoration, London, 1897 ” The one pictured above is the original version, dated 1880, which is in the Tate Gallery: In 1887 the artist, Henry Tanworth Wells, also did a second version which features a...   High-res

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The Queen’s Reign and its Commemoration, London, 1897

The one pictured above is the original version, dated 1880, which is in the Tate Gallery:

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In 1887 the artist, Henry Tanworth Wells, also did a second version which features a different background. It was given to Edward VII and is part of the Royal Collection: 

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The Minneapolis Journal, Minnesota, April 17, 1905 In 1887, he was recognized as Prince Regent after a lengthy search for a more suitable ruler. From Wikipedia: His accession was greeted with disbelief in many of the royal houses of Europe. Queen...   High-res

The Minneapolis Journal, Minnesota, April 17, 1905 

In 1887, he was recognized as Prince Regent after a lengthy search for a more suitable ruler.

From Wikipedia: His accession was greeted with disbelief in many of the royal houses of Europe. Queen Victoria, his father’s first cousin, stated to her Prime Minister, “He is totally unfit … delicate, eccentric and effeminate … Should be stopped at once.”  

In 1908 Ferdinand’s wish came true and he became Tsar, or King, of Bulgaria.

Another story about Ferdinand on Wikipedia:

On a visit to German Emperor Wilhelm II, his second cousin once removed, in 1909, Ferdinand was leaning out of a window of the New Palace in Potsdam when the Emperor came up behind him and slapped him on the bottom. Ferdinand was affronted by the gesture and the Emperor apologized. Ferdinand however exacted his revenge by awarding a valuable arms contract he had intended to give to the Krupp’s factory in Essen to French arms manufacturer Schneider-Creusot.