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Why did history follow the path that took Looty to Balmoral Castle, there to grow old with Victoria, rather than the one that took Albert to study Confucius in Beijing?
"Why the West Rules – For Now: The patterns of history and what they reveal about the future" - Ian Morris
Looty the Pekingese dog
Friedrich Wilhelm Keyl, Looty, 1861. Courtesy of the Royal Collection.
Looty was the first Pekingese dog in Britain, having been brought back from China following the Second Opium War and presented to Queen Victoria in April 1861. This little Pekingese, taken after a series of brutal and destructive acts, will come to symbolise British imperialism and its long, complicated legacy.
Photograph of Looty, 1865
Hooty- "cough cough" Lulu you must live on, survive this day my love "gasp" live on..."dieing breath"
Lilith- (monotone) oh no, my dear hootcifer. what ever will I do without my best friend?
Hooty- best friend!
Lilith- look who made a quick recovery.
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