splendor

The author of “Queens and Kings” on books that unveil the lives of English royalty, from Tudor splendor to Victorian household intrigues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The author of ‘Queens and Kings’ on books that unveil the lives of English royalty, from Tudor splendor to Victorian household intrigues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“I’ve never been in a city that feels like L.A., that has the vibe of L.A., that has the visual splendor and squalor,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

As if these athletes are somehow the pinnacle of military splendor.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

I know what I’m supposed to do next—I’m supposed to release the splendor back into the earth—but I can’t resist the temptation to hold on to it just a little longer.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

It appears to have flourished roughly 3,000 years ago, boasting splendors even more exquisite than those of China’s heralded ancient dynasties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

Donny Hathaway had already been expounding on the splendors and indignities of American life by the time he got to the Troubadour in West Hollywood in the last week of August 1971.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

"Goodly splendors await upon your victory. Love, Mr. Milchick."

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025

Black people, in this telling, could be proud of their roots in the ancient kingdom that built some of the world’s greatest splendors.

From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2023

The time had come for the assembly and as he walked into the concealing splendors of the sunlight he went carefully over the points of his speech.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding