Letter: Reynolds sale should irk Britain’s art-loving public
But the nation’s art-loving public, and students and scholars of the history of 18th-century Britain, are impoverished. Harewood House in West Yorkshire, which we are told needs the money, has been ...
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It happened today – this day in history – February 10
Crusaders defeat Prince Redwan of Aleppo at Antioch. 1355: The St. Scholastica’s Day riot breaks out in Oxford, leaving ...
Was Queen Victoria the first influencer? How the ‘media monarch’ shaped the modern world
From white wedding dresses to Christmas trees, Victoria’s personal choices became global trends—long before the age of social ...
The American Dream, Through Foreign Eyes
A major Dutch museum is staging a huge exhibition of American photography that explores the tension between how the United ...
Up Helly Aa - the roots and Viking traditions of the Shetland celebration
Up Helly Aa echoes the long rule of the Kingdom of Norway over Shetland and the return of the sun following the darkest ...
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A History of Indoor Inaugurations
William Henry Harrison's inauguration in 1840 was overcast with cold temperatures ... Abigail Fillmore, First Lady to the outgoing President Millard Fillmore, caught a cold as she sat on the ...
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Why Is Trump's Inauguration Being Held Inside?
Since inaugurations started to be held outside in 1817, Trump's will be just the fourth inauguration in history to be held inside. Between 1789 and 1817, for the swearing in of presidents George ...
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The Material Creation of Freedom
When the advances made by the Scientific Revolution were applied to machinery, the Industrial Revolution was born. The ...
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One of Britain’s Most Beloved Royal Couples Wed on This Day in 1840
Queen Victoria’s marriage to Prince Albert popularized white wedding dresses. Later, her mourning of his passing cemented the ...