From China to Venice, each country preciously kept the secret of its specialty. Industrial espionage, kidnappings, debauchery or innovations, the royal envoys will not shrink from anything and intrigue in often incredible conditions to victoriously impose French splendour in Europe.
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A portrait of Pope Pius XII (1876-1958), head of the Catholic Church from 1939 until his death, who,...
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