After a years-long battle to secure her inheritance as heiress of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, Maria Theresia (pictured above) arrived in Prague, the capital of what was then Bohemia, clutching the

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A History of England in 25 Poems: Treasures ...

Reins in hands, three young sisters ride the coils of an enormous blue snake. Waving a rattle and smiling happily, the fourth, a baby, is held around her plump middle by its tail. Passers-by dive out