2 stamens, enlarged from different sides; 3 pollen ... When warned, Queen Victoria refused to comply. Lin Zexu, the commissioner of Canton, destroyed 23,700 chests and blockaded trading posts, ...

On November 4, 1875, the S.S. Pacific left Victoria, BC. on its regular run to San Francisco, CA. Along with about 275 passengers, the American steamship had a crew of 52, led by Jefferson Davis ...

PRESENTER:'And at the same time, 'the commissioner wrote a letter to Queen Victoria ... Opium was grown in British India, and smuggled into China. The Chinese resisted the opium trade. This led to ...

On Lin’s pedestal are the words “pioneer in the war against drugs” in both English ... who confronted the British and their illegal opium trade that pushed the substance on Chinese users ...

Sadie Gennis is the managing editor of Polygon. She’s been covering TV and entertainment for nearly 15 years, with her work appearing in TV Guide, Variety, and Vulture. The Poppy War trilogy is ...

LOOKING AT WOMEN LOOKING AT WAR: A War and Justice Diary, by Victoria Amelina Three years after Vladimir Putin launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war is still raging. Whether Ukraine ...

Victoria 3 is a grand strategy game 20th centuries. Developed lomacy, economy, politics, and warfare, offering players a chance to rewrite history. Whether you’re industrializing your economy, ...

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A book by Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, whose life was taken by a Russian attack, will go on sale abroad at the end of winter. Amelina’s work tells the story of women through the lens of war.

From white wedding dresses to Christmas trees, Victoria’s personal choices became global trends—long before the age of social media. Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901) saw an unprecedented ...