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Victoria Christina Hesketh (born 4 May 1984), better known by her stage name Little Boots, is an English electropop singer-songwriter and DJ. She was previously a member of the band Dead Disco . [4] Since performing as a solo artist, she has released four albums: Hands (2009), Nocturnes (2013), Working Girl (2015) and Tomorrow's Yesterdays ...
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- Caligula wasn’t his real name. Think of it as the ancient equivalent of miniature Nikes and tuxedo-imprinted onesies: Even in Roman times, parents liked to proudly dress their progeny in tiny versions of grownup gear.
- His mother was one tough lady. Growing up, Agrippina the Elder had a close relationship with her grandfather, Emperor Augustus, who personally oversaw her education.
- Reports of his incest were greatly exaggerated. It was Suetonius who first published claims that Caligula committed incest with his three sisters. (The Roman historian added that these trysts even occurred during banquets, as guests and Caligula’s wife gathered around.)
- He may not have built his famous floating bridge, but he did launch pleasure barges in Lake Nemi. Ancient Pleasure Palaces. According to Suetonius, Caligula in his infinite profligacy once constructed a temporary floating bridge across the Bay of Baiae just so he could ride triumphantly from one end to the other.
The name Caligula, or ‘Little Boots’, came from adoring soldiers to whom Germanicus liked to display his son dressed as a miniature Roman legionary. Uncomfortable with the moniker, Caligula later insisted on the given name he shared with a famous ancestor – Gaius Julius Caesar.
Mar 25, 2022 · Thrust into the limelight in her early 20s, Little Boots’ Victoria Hesketh’s 2009 debut album, Hands was a top 10 hit, introducing her to a raft of big name co-writers and producers to help shape her love of disco and ’80s synthpop.
Gaius accompanied his father, mother and siblings on campaign in Germania, at little more than four or five years old. He had been named after Gaius Julius Caesar, but his father's soldiers affectionately nicknamed him "Caligula" ('little boot').
Sep 24, 2021 · 23 September 2021. By Mark Savage,BBC Music Correspondent. Getty Images. Little Boots will put her career on pause to join Abba's Voyage show next year. Twelve years ago, Little Boots duetted...
Sep 29, 2021 · Now Little Boots, AKA Victoria Hesketh, has revealed how the experiencing of working with her heroes influenced her long-awaited fourth album – due for release in 2022. Advertisement.
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