Four years later Henry VII didn't spare any costs when his queen, Elizabeth of York, was escorted up the river by a company of barges adorned with red, flame-breathing dragons.

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The Windows Phone 8X will come in a variety of colors including California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red and Limelight Yellow.

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Windows Phone 8 phones are Flame Red, Limelight Yellow and California Blue.

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Starting Nov. 23, a limited-edition version of the Flame Red Nintendo 3DS will come with Super Mario 3D Land pre-installed on the system.

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Relief pitcher Bobby Parnell grew a thick, bushy beard, while infielder Justin Turner paired his flowing, surfer-dude locks with a flame-red beard of his own (Parnell described the look as a "lion's mane").

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James Stanley, a New York-based designer, says he recently did a pop-art-themed penthouse for a wealthy bachelor in Manhattan that has a flame-red living room with foosball and pool tables and a "Star Wars"-themed bedroom room.

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Instead of coffins, there are 1930s-vintage cardboard and wooden suitcases, each with a flame flickering in a red glass.

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The most loquacious shoe in the show is Prada's patent-leather "Flame" wedge of last spring, in STP red.

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Without standing, he lifts his left foot and drags a brittle friction match across the sole of his boot, then watches the red tip flare and expire in the chill wind before he can transfer the flame.

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