"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Episode six of The Crown 's final season has an interesting title: "Ruritania." But what does it even ...

It’s unclear when Western Europeans first developed a fascination with their own backyard. Perhaps it starts with Voltaire, who wrote of a Europe that “knows” — the enlightened, rational West — and a ...

Anthony Hope’s “The Prisoner of Zenda” is set in a small imaginary country called Ruritania, just a train ride from Dresden, where the capital is Strelsau, the people speak German, society remains ...

4 Extra Debut. For a country that does not exist, Ruritania crops up a lot. Comedian Tony Hawks investigates the complicated truth. May include swashbuckling. From July 2012. Show more For a country ...

As society zooms towards the millennium with gathering pace, it's comforting to touch base with a few bastions of immutability. The British press reverted to type with reassuring predictability ...

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